Collings Mountain Tr943
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Overall: 6
Aerobic: 6
Technical: 6
Steepness: 6
Flow: 8
Singletrack: 100%
The Applegate Lake Oregon Collings Mountain Tr943 is a straightforward (somewhat short) CW loop, either starting at the TH or from the Grouse Creek Tr941 TH (riding the section of Da-Ku-Be-Te-De Tr940 as a warmup for the fairly steep Collings Mt. Tr943 ascent).
Type
Loop
Length
Avg: 9.5mi
Ascent
Moderate
Elevation Change
TH:2100'
Avg Ascent:3600'
Ascent Incline
13%
Duration
Avg: 2hr
Weather
Forecast
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The 1.5mi descent is steep and fast, ending at the Hart-Tish CG after passing by an abandoned mining cabin and inactive sasquatch trap then under the Applegate Road.
The trail offers great views of Applegate Lake while passing through old growth Douglas Fir, Sugar and Ponderosa pine forest, with a mix of Pacific Madrone, White and Saddler Oak. The area around Watkins CG burned in 1981.
Grouse Tr941 is a short 1.8mi loop which could be added to Collings Mt Tr943. The loop gains 700' in a mile, passing through a Douglas Fir, Sugar and Ponderosa pine forest.
This ride could be combined with Payette Tr970 for a full Applegate Lake tour.
Directions: See Map. There is shoulder parking just past the Hart-Tish park, where the trail passes below Applegate Road. View Larger Map. No Map?.
Loop Directions
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Collings Mountain Area Topo Map
- TH: From the Watkins campground trailhead, the 2.2mi, 1500' ascent is unrelenting, so grind it out.
- 2.2mi: Reach the Collings Mountain ridgeline and summit, then a 1mi switchback descent, climb then descent to Grouse Creek at 4.5mi.
- 4.6mi: 1.4mi steep descent through the Grouse Creek drainage, to County Rd 859, then return to TH on Da-Ku-Be-Te-De Tr940.
Trail Index
This Ride
Collings Mtn Trail 943, Da-Ku-Be-Te-De Trail 940, Grouse Creek Trail 941
Area
Campgrounds
Carberry Campground, Flumet Flat Campground, French Gulch Campground, Harr Point Campground, Hart-Tish Campground, Jackson Campground, Latgawa Cove Campground, Seattle Bar Campground, Squaw Lakes Campground, Tipsu Tyee Campground, Watkins Campground
Trail Rankings
Ranking consistently applied to all of the listed trails.
- Overall Rating: Ride quality and challenge
- Aerobic: Ascent challenge
- Technical Difficulty: Terrain challenge
- Steepness: Average incline
- Flow: Uninterrupted riding
- Elevation Change: Total elevation gain
- Ride Difficulty: Terrain challenge
