Modoc National Forest · California

Red Tail Rim Trail

19 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 9E02-09 · trail class 4 · typical grade 0-5% · horse, bike

Trailhead Red Tail Rim Trail North Trailhead Drive there

Red Tail Rim Trail North Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee. · season Facilities open as weather and road conditions permit; usually early June to late October. to

In addition to ample parking, this Trailhead has a picnic site and hitching posts for tacking up horses for day rides.

Restrictions When parking overnight or for extended periods at trailheads always secure all food, packaging and ice chests in the trunk of your vehicle.  Do not park in front of gates or partially obstruct a fire road.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Red Tail Rim Trail South Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee. · reservation required · season Facilities open as weather and road conditions permit; usually early June to late October. to

The Red Tail Rim Trail South Trailhead is the staging area for riding, hiking or mountain biking the Red Tail Rim Trail. There are hitching posts but no corrals. This trail is not a loop. The opposite trailhead is located at Red Tail Rim Trail North, about 8 miles north of Adin along Hwy 299/139.

Ash Creek Campground is located south of this trailhead.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

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.