#4 - Black Butte
Shasta-Trinity National ForestLength: 6.1 mi • Est. 3 h 48 m
DANGEROUS CONDITION: The Black Butte Trail is one of the oldest and most well used National Forest trails near Mt Shasta. Unfortunately, because of the severe reduction of trail maintenance funding in the last few years, the trail has become dangerous.
There is a short section of trail where a wire basket retaining wall has partially failed and will continue to fail. Part of it has collapsed across the trail, and the remaining part is hanging out over the trail at a sharp angle. If it were to fail while someone was hiking by, there could be tragic results.
There is no practical alternate off-trail route because of extensive large boulder fields.
Consequently, the Trail Association no longer provides information on how to reach the trail nor details about the trail. We suggest you explore other trails in the area.
The Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance (Mountain Runners) is working with the Forest Service to find a solution.
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