Clover Springs Trail 4W697
Clover Springs Trail 4W697 (Upper section) Distance: 5.1 miles
Running Time: 1.5 hours
Difficulty: Easy to More Difficult
The upper section of the Clover Springs trail is shown by the forest service to be a "More Difficult" trail. We would only consider a few places along the trail to be a hint of a challenge for the less prepared or equipped. For the rest of the trail it is easy riding. One section of the trail passes through a large meadow, please tread lightly, no bogging and stay on the trail!
When running the trail uphill towards the rigeline you will come to a junction with the 4W665 (Sweet Home) trail at 3.65 miles which diverges off to the south and also climbs the ridge to meet the (Mud Springs) 4W676 trail. If you continue on the Clover Springs Trail you have another 1.4 miles until you join up with the Mud Springs Trail.
If you run the trails in this area in the early spring the difficulty would be much worse with snow. During the winter deep snows will make these trails inaccessible.
Getting There:
8.5 miles east of Cliffdel on Hwy 410 turn south onto Nile Road and cross over the Naches River. Follow Nile Road southeast for 1.4 miles and turn right (west) on FS1600. Follow FS1600 2.9 miles west and keep to the right at the "Y" continue climbing steadily up hill. At 4.4 miles on FS1600, FS1603 will diverge to the right, stay left on FS1600. At 4.68 miles FS216 bears to the right, stay left on FS1600. At approximately 8.6 miles a lesser looking road drops down hill to the left as FS1600 continues around to the right. Follow the road to the left downhill which is FS1605. FS1605 drops into the ravine and crosses Nile Creek before switching back and climbing the opposite side. At 3.65 miles on FS1605 you will round a corner to the right, the Most Difficult section of the Clover Springs Trail is on the left continue straight ahead for another .2 mile will bring you to the "more difficult" section of the Clover Springs Trail on the right.
GPS Data File: NileTrails.zip
(Includes .TXT, .GDB, .GPX files for the Clover Springs, Sweet Home and Mud Springs trails)
Printable Map: Coming soon
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