Milk Creek Trail
Milk Creek Trail 4W686
Distance: 3.5 miles
Running Time: Approx. 45 minutes
Difficulty: More Difficult
The Milk Creek trail runs from the end of FS1708 up hill to join with Woodpecker Bypass (4w685) trail just past the bridge. The trail recently had almost an extra 2.5 miles added to its distance after the forest service decided not to maintain the upper 3 miles of the FS-1708 road and bermed the road just around the corner from the 590 road turnoff. A new trail maker here proclaims the road to now be the 4W686 trail. As of July of 2009 we have upgraded the difficult rating to More Difficult as the previous washouts along the trail have become much worse due to the harsh winter of '08. One of the washouts will require if not a modified Jeep a driver with lots of experience to get though. The washed out area can be bypassed by using the "shortcut" hill climb but it is very steep and during wet month will be a nightmare in and of it's own if not impassible. 2.4 miles after the beginning of the trail the Milk Creek trail bears off the "road" to the left. From here it winds through old clear cuts and into and out of stands of forest and passes by a nice pond before joining the 4W685 trail.
Getting There:
From Hwy 410, approximately 2.8 miles west of Clifdell, turn onto the FS1708 (Milk Creek Rd). Follow Milk Creek Rd to milk pond (stay to the left at the pond) and continue up hill. At aproximately 5.6 miles you will pass the 530 road on the left and round a hairpin turn. The 1708 road ends here and the Milk Creek trail begins.
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