Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests · Oregon, California

Panther Ridge

9.5 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1253 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 36-48 inches wide · hiking, horse

Trailheads Panther Ridge - Bald Knob Trailhead Drive there · Panther Ridge - Buck Point Trailhead Drive there · Panther Ridge - Clay Hill Trailhead Drive there

Panther Ridge - Bald Knob Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee.

Located near Bald Knob Lookout recreation rental. Serves as western access to Panther Ridge Trail #1253 .

Facilities

No picnic table

No fire pit

No drinking water

No toilet

No garbage disposal - Please pack it out

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5347621 ">Wilderness regulations apply </a>within Wild Rogue Wilderness.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Panther Ridge - Buck Point Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides eastern access to: Pather Ridge Trail #1253 which accesses Wild Rogue Wilderness.

Adjacent access to Mule Creek Trail #1159 (Bureau of Land Management) via nearby trailhead Mule Creek Trailhead-North which also accesses Wild Rogue Wilderness .

Facilities

No picnic table

No fire pit

No drinking water

No toilet

No garbage disposal - Please pack it out

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5347621 ">Wilderness regulations apply</a> within Wild Rogue Wilderness.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Panther Ridge - Clay Hill Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Located roughly in the middle of the Panther Ridge Trail #1253 .

Provides access to:

Panther Ridge Trail #1253 and Clay Hill Trail #1160A which access Wild Rogue Wilderness .

Facilities

No picnic table

No fire pit

No drinking water

No toilet

No garbage disposal - Please pack it out

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5347621 ">Wilderness regulations apply</a>&nbsp;in Wild Rogue Wilderness.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Panther Ridge - Hanging Rock Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

View one of the most distinctive rock outcroppings on the district that overlooks the Rogue River watershed.

Provides access to:

Hanging Rock Trail #1113, a 0.25 mile long trail from trailhead that leads to the Pather Ridge Trail #1253 which accesses Wild Rogue Wilderness .

Facilities

No picnic table

No fire pit

No drinking water

No toilet

No garbage disposal - Please pack it out

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5347621 ">Wilderness regulations apply</a>&nbsp;within Wild Rogue Wilderness.

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.