Marble Creek Trailhead

Turn left west on pocahontas road and go about 7 miles to the marble creek road becomes forest road 6510.

Marble creek trailhead.

Marble creek at the upper crossing. Views from trail 251 prior to meeting 261 are few and far between. Note that as this road winds up with multiple bends there are high water bars that require clearance to navigate. Continue on marble creek road which becomes fr 6510 for another 7 7 miles until you reach a saddle and the pullout on the left at the signed marble pass trailhead.

Marble creek in all its glory. Private land blocks the path in both directions so until easements or purchases are negotiated the final route between the two is uncertain. Joe nf grandmother mtn. This is a true river trail up and down into and.

Forest road 6510 is very rough steep and narrow. Camping is available at many locations along the route. The trail rides the ridge as long as it can before using some switch backs to reach marble creek. From here you can ride a beautiful set of trails which take you into the old logging camps and past the haunting splash dams.

Check website for details. Open to motorbikes but recommended for advanced riders. It s complete with hitching posts water and campsites. View east in dramatic evening light with long shadows.

Joe nf grandmother mtn. From baker city oregon north on highway 30 to northrn edge of town to pocahontas road. Marble creek camp 3 is a nice horse facility about 13 miles off the paved st. Trail 261 is part of the marble creek trail system and features fishing opportunities in marble creek remnants of cabins historical logging sites and good huckleberry picking when they are in season.

A tributary just before meeting marble creek. The marble creek trail is the little orphan of the ozark trail laying half way between the taum sauk and wappapello sections waiting to be connected. Trail on cranberry creek and marble creek in st. The old splash dam and old structures on marble creek.

The marble creek section of the ozark trail is an eight mile segment extending to crane lake where it connects with the five mile crane lake national recreation trail. A fine day hike or overnight backpack the marble creek trail no. Campground on cranberry creek and marble creek in st. Grandmother mountain view an elevation profile of the trail.

At the intersection with delaney creek trail 271 take a left nnw and the second part of the trail begins. Ferns on trail 261. There are interesting remnants from logging days of the 1920s. Turn left on marble creek road and go for 9 miles to the top of the ridge to the trailhead.