Marble Creek Trailhead

A tributary just before meeting marble creek.

Marble creek trailhead.

Turn left west on pocahontas road and go about 7 miles to the marble creek road becomes forest road 6510. Grandmother mountain view an elevation profile of the trail. The trail rides the ridge as long as it can before using some switch backs to reach marble creek. From baker city oregon north on highway 30 to northrn edge of town to pocahontas road.

The marble creek trail is the little orphan of the ozark trail laying half way between the taum sauk and wappapello sections waiting to be connected. A fine day hike or overnight backpack the marble creek trail no. The marble creek section of the ozark trail is an eight mile segment extending to crane lake where it connects with the five mile crane lake national recreation trail. Views from trail 251 prior to meeting 261 are few and far between.

261 features fishing opportunities in scenic marble creek remnants of cabins historical logging sites and good huckleberry picking when they are in season. The trail then crosses marble creek imagine small river not creek in a big snow year. Campground on cranberry creek and marble creek in st. Continue on marble creek road which becomes fr 6510 for another 7 7 miles until you reach a saddle and the pullout on the left at the signed marble pass trailhead.

From here you can ride a beautiful set of trails which take you into the old logging camps and past the haunting splash dams. Marble creek in all its glory. Check website for details. Lots of flowers on trail 261.

Marble creek camp 3 is a nice horse facility about 13 miles off the paved st. Trail on cranberry creek and marble creek in st. There are interesting remnants from logging days of the 1920s. The old splash dam and old structures on marble creek.

Camping is available at many locations along the route. Forest road 6510 is very rough steep and narrow. At the intersection with delaney creek trail 271 take a left nnw and the second part of the trail begins. Joe nf grandmother mtn.

Open to motorbikes but recommended for advanced riders. This is a true river trail up and down into and. Private land blocks the path in both directions so until easements or purchases are negotiated the final route between the two is uncertain. Trail 261 is part of the marble creek trail system and features fishing opportunities in marble creek remnants of cabins historical logging sites and good huckleberry picking when they are in season.

Joe nf grandmother mtn. Turn left on marble creek road and go for 9 miles to the top of the ridge to the trailhead. Marble creek at the upper crossing. Ferns on trail 261.