Shared Trails

Sea to Shasta

Full thru-hike from Crescent City to the summit of Mount Shasta — 314 miles from Pacific shore to 14,179 feet, following rivers inland through the Klamath Mountains.

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The Trail

A thru-hike from the Pacific shore to the summit of Shasta — Crescent City to 14,179 feet. Coast redwoods to alpine snowfields, following rivers inland through the Klamath Mountains. No GPS tracker, no schedule — just a man, his pack, and the mountain pulling him east.

Route data: 225GPS waypoints · Crescent City → Mount Shasta

~314

miles

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0 ft

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14,179

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Route Segments

Crescent City to Jed Smith

Coastal headlands, Battery Point, redwood groves

12 miLighthouse in the fog

Jed Smith to Smith River

Old-growth redwoods, Smith River canyon, fern floors

18 miLight shafts through the canopy

Smith River to Happy Camp

Klamath Mountains, river tracing, Douglas fir stands

42 miTrout rising on the Smith

Happy Camp to Yreka

Klamath River, oak woodlands, high desert transition

48 miKlamath carving the canyon

Yreka to Bunny Flat

Shasta Valley, sagebrush flats, alpine approach

28 miFirst sight of Shasta

Bunny Flat to Summit

Alpine scree, snowfields, volcanic ridgeline

12 mi14,179 ft — the top of California

Elevation

Elevation data will appear once check-ins are added.

Indigenous Heritage

First Peoples of the Trail

The human history of the trail corridor — Tolowa Dee-ni’ of the coast, the river tribes of the Klamath and Shasta drainages, the Winnemem Wintu of the sacred peak, and the older geographies still alive beneath every mile.

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The River Tribes of the Trail Corridor

The Smith River, the Klamath River, and the Shasta River drainages — Tolowa Dee-ni’ villages, Karuk fishing platforms, Yurok wealth, and the Shasta of the mountain valleys.

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On gear

From sea level to 14,000 feet — the pack changes. Coastal layers give way to alpine shell. One pair of boots, one ice axe, and the belief that the best miles are the ones between tree line and sky.