OC&E Woods Line State Trail
Facts:
Difficulty: Moderate
Traffic: Moderate
Length: 89 miles

This trail section of the OC&E Woods Line State Trail is more rugged than the first 8 miles of the trail and attracts hikers, mountain bikers, anglers, equestrian users, and wildlife watchers. From Beatty to the Sycan Marsh, trail users are in a national forest, with its lofty ponderosa pines, lively streams, and Horse Glade Trailhead camping. This section is host to the 400-foot-long Merritt Creek Trestle. Sycan Marsh is an attraction for bird watchers.

Varney Creek
Facts:
Difficulty: Moderate
Traffic: Heavy
Length: 8.5 miles round trip
Lowest Elevation: 5,500 feet
Highest Elevation: 6,700 feet

From Klamath falls, travel 21 miles west on Hwy 140. Look for a large brown sign (just after milepost 48) to the Varney Creek Trailhead and turn left onto Road 3637. Stay on the gravel road for about 2 miles and turn left on Road 3664. Road 3664 ends at the trailhead another 2 miles down the road. A large parking area with ample room for turn-around is provided.

Hike through forests of white fir, ponderosa pine, sugar and lodgepole pine, and low growing shrubs of creeping snowberry. You'll also see mountain hemlock and Shasta red fir. You'll walk through meadows of wildflowers. Wildlife in also abundant with many birds and golden-mantled ground squirrel roaming the area.

Blue Lake
Facts:
Difficulty: Moderate
Traffic: Moderate
Length: 7 miles round trip
Lowest Elevation: 6,400 feet
Highest Elevation: 7,050 feet

Blue Lake is located in the Gearhart Mountain Wilderness Area. From Klamath Falls, travel east on Hwy 140 for 54 miles to Bly. Turn left onto Campbell Road and go ˝ miles to Forest Road 34. Turn right and drive 14 miles toward Corral Creek Campground. Continue on Forest Road 34 about 5 miles to Road #3372. Turn left on 3372 and go about 8 miles. Turn left on Forest Road 015 and follow for 1 mile to the Blue Lake Trailhead.

The Wilderness Area is home to large strands of lodgepole pine, white fir, and many species of wildlife including deer, coyote, elk, bear, and mountain lion. If you love birds, keep a watchful eye for woodpeckers, finches, jays, ravens and hawks.

Take along a fishing pole, as Blue Lake is stocked yearly with rainbow trout.

Brown Mountain Trail
Facts:
Difficulty: Moderate
Traffic: Moderate
Length: 7 miles
Lowest Elevation: 4,860 ft.
Highest Elevation: 5,400 ft.

Brown Mountain Trail goes from Forest Road #3705 on the Rogue River National Forest to the junction with High Lake Trail #6200 on the Winema National Forest. Brown Mountain is a small shield volcano capped by a cinder cone. The trail skirts along the side of Brown Mountain where you can view lava flows, old-growth forest, huckleberry, serviceberry, and other plants.

To access the trail from Klamath Falls, take Hwy 140 West. After you pass Fish Lake, turn left onto Forest Road 37. Go 2 miles and turn left on Forest Road 3705. Trailhead parking is on the right side of the road 3.2 miles further.

Nannie Creek Trail
Facts:
Difficulty: Moderate
Traffic: Light
Length: 8 miles round trip
Lowest Elevation: 6,000 ft.
Highest Elevation: 6,700 ft.

Nannie Creek is located in the Sky Lakes Wilderness Area. The trail climbs a steep slope of red fir, mountain hemlock and lodgepole pine. Stop at Pucks Lakes for some excellent fishing and enjoy its beautifully clear water. About 1 mile past Puck Lakes you'll have some amazing views of the Sky Lakes Basin and Luther Mountain.

Sevenmile Creek Trail
Facts:
Difficulty: Moderate
Traffic: Heavy
Length: 10.5 miles round trip
Lowest Elevation: 5,400 ft.
Highest Elevation: 6,250 ft.

From Klamath Falls, go west on Hwy 140 to Westside Rd. Go about 17 miles to Forest Road 3300 and go straight north for 2.5 miles, where it become Road 3334. The trailhead is about 5 ˝ miles up the road. The trail crosses Sevenmile Creek and climbs up gentle slopes along Sevenmile Marsh.

After approximately 2 miles, you'll turn left on Pacific Crest Trail towards Devils Peak. Hike to Ranger Spring, where the middle fork of the Rogue River gushes out of the ground, or continue on to the Seven Lakes Trail past Grass Lake and Middle Lake. For stunning views of Devils Peak, go hike to the spur to Cliff Lake.

Watch out for those Northern goshawks. While hard to find, they are very aggressive and if nesting, they are known for dive-bombing people who get too close.