Colville National Forest · Washington

Old Stage

5.5 mi of trail, end to end · Old Stage #1: 5.6 mi one way in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. 1 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike, ski · seasonal: hiking 05/01-10/31

Campgrounds

Along the way Old Stage Horse Camp

Trailhead Old Stage Trailhead Drive there

Old Stage #1 5.6 mi one way · the Forest Service's write-up

season Year-round to

A remaining segment of the first state highway in Washington, this trail is the only wagon trail in the forest trail system. This trail connects with Kettle Crest North National Recreation Trail #13 . Can be made into a loop route with Midnight Ridge Trail #41 or cross over the ridge and come down to Albian Hill Road. This is a moderate 5.6 mile one way trail.

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Old Stage #75 the Forest Service's write-up

Photo: Looking north from the Old Stage Coach Trail at Midnight Mountain
Photo: US Forest Service

Once a stage coach road provides access to the Kettle Crest (North) National Recreation Trail #13 and Copper Butte, the highest peak in Ferry County.

Looking north from the Old Stage Coach Trail at Midnight Mountain.

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Old Stage Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season Year-round to 28 October

Trailhead is located just past the Lambert Horse Camp , and on the left side of the road. It is in the space on the inside of a switchback turn in the road.

Provides access to:

Old Stage Trail #1

Midnight Ridge Trail #41

Kettle Crest North Trail #13

Lambert Horse Camp

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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.