Name: Pacific Crest Trailhead - Old Station Road Hwy 44
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Pacific Crest Trailhead - Old Station Road Hwy 44

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Pacific Crest Trailhead - Old Station Road Hwy 44

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Location: Old Station, Shasta County, California, United States

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Caro "Bandit"

August 17, 2022

Take water from the spigot at the Subway Cave parking lot, before you leave and ascend the rim. There will be two water sources if you hike northbound: Lost Creek in 8 miles (you have to descend into a canyon) and the mostly reliable Cache 22 at Forest Road 22 in another 8 miles. You don’t have to carry water for 30 miles!

Amazon

August 17, 2022

Highly recommend taking the short side trail to the Subway Caves. Easily one of the highlights of this section, as well as a great source for water, and a lovely privy. The water carry out of here is not 30 miles. We carried just enough to get us 2.8 miles up to the trailhead atop the rim, where there was a cache that appeared to be regularly tended to. After that, there is Lost Creek in 5.2 miles, and Cache 22 in another 8 miles, which are both reliable water sources. The rim was completely exposed and pretty brutal in the heat on the particular day we crossed it, so don’t under carry, or over carry here. Regardless, this was a beautiful hike, and a great day for high mileage.

🕊️ 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓

September 23, 2020

Strategic trailhead for a 30-mile section without water along the trail going north from Old Station. There are a couple of convenience stores, a gas station, post office, and campgrounds south of the junction of Hwy 44 along Hwy 89. The nearby visitor center and the Subway Cave that's a half-mile off trail are the last two water sources closest to the trail before it climbs up to the Hat Creek Rim and follows on its edge until descending some 20 miles later to continue crossing a waterless volcanic plain until finally reaching Hat Creek.

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Location: Old Station, Shasta County, California, United States

Pacific Crest Trailhead - Old Station Road Hwy 44

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