Klamath National Forest · California
Trailhead Paynes Lake Trailhead Drive there
The trailhead is on Forest Road 41N14 west of Highway 3 between Etna and Callahan. Take either Forest Highway 3G002 southwest or 2G001 west from the highway to reach the forest road. Low clearance and two wheel drive vehicles use caution.
This short trail (#5506) connects to the Pacific Crest Trail at Paynes Lake in the Russian Wilderness.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.