Spring Creek #616

The Spring Creek Trail #616 is actually a remnant of the old Spring Creek Truck Trail that connected Uravan with this section of the plateau. However the truck trail was re-routed to the south between Burro Creek and Campbell Creek, either due to the degraded condition or disuse of the northern section of the trail between the Spring Creek and Atkinson Creek drainages. Access to the Spring Creek Trailhead can be difficult in wet conditions due to the very steep grade to the trailhead.

General Information

June

Open to Hiking, Horseback, Mountain Bike, and OHV less then 50" in width.

Getting There

Elevation

8,600

Directions

SOUTHERN ACCESS:

Travel south on the Divide Road, FSR #402, for approximately 28.1 miles from the Northern Forest Boundary to its intersection with the Spring Creek Truck Trail, FSR #668. Turn right (southwest) onto the Spring Creek Truck Trail and travel 2.05 miles down from the Divide Road to a T-intersection. At this intersection the Spring Creek Trail #616 begins on the right fork heading north towards the Spring Creek and Atkinson Creek drainages.

NORTHERN ACCESS:

The easiest access to the Northern Spring Creek Trailhead is to travel 2.75 miles north on the Spring Creek Trail itself from the southern trailhead off the Spring Creek Truck Trail. However the northern trailhead can also be accessed by taking the Atkinson Bench Trail #623 off the Johnson Basin Road, FSR #425 to its intersection with the Atkinson Trail #624, and then travelling down the Atkinson Trail 2.63 miles to the Spring Creek Northern Trailhead.