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The National Park Service manages the Lava Beds Wilderness Area and has several restrictions in place. Camping is prohibited near cave entrances or trails. Open campfires may be prohibited during very hot and dry weather. | The National Park Service manages the Lava Beds Wilderness Area and has several restrictions in place. Camping is prohibited near cave entrances or trails. Open campfires may be prohibited during very hot and dry weather. | ||
=== Lava Beds trails === | |||
The Lava Beds National Monument has 13 hiking trails, all of which cross or enter the backcountry.<ref name=pdf>National Park Service. [http://www.nps.gov/labe/planyourvisit/upload/LAVA%20BEDS%20TRAILS.pdf Lava Beds Trails]</ref> The most popular trails are short, but lead to a number of historic sites as to several geological areas within the Lava Beds Wilderness. The long trails are mostly in designated wilderness areas. | |||
These trails are primarily associated with park attractions, especially the Lava Beds geological wilderness, and are sometimes out and back day hikes, and in many cases are improved boardwalks and supported with interpretive signs and exhibits. | |||
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! width="20%"|Trail Name <small>(Arranged by distance from Visitor Center)</small> | |||
! width="40%"|Description | |||
! width="30%"|Trail Head(s) | |||
! width="10%"|Length | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="4"|The Short Trails | |||
|- | |||
|Bunchgrass Trail | |||
|Follows the northeast side of Crescent Butte | |||
|Starts across from Site B-7 in the campground. | |||
| {{convert|1|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
|Missing Link Trail | |||
|Links the Three Sisters Trail to the Bunchgrass Trail, creating a {{convert|10|mi|km}} loop. | |||
|Begins on the Bunchgrass Trail, about {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} from campground B-Loop. | |||
|{{convert|0.7|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
|Heppe Ice Cave | |||
|Leads into Heppe Cave. | |||
|Located on the road to Mammoth Crater, {{convert|2.2|mi|km}} from the main park road. | |||
|{{convert|0.4|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
|Big Nasty Trail | |||
|Named after a rough lava area covered by brush, described as "big and nasty". | |||
|Starts on Mammoth Crater rim, on the Hidden Valley pullout. | |||
|{{convert|1|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
|Schonchin Butte Trail | |||
|Steep trail, has a 500-foot elevation gain and leads to the lookout building | |||
|Located on Schonchin Butte | |||
|{{convert|0.9|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
|Symbol Bridge Trail | |||
|Winds past interesting lava tube structures and other geological features | |||
|On the first parking area of Skull Cave road, across from the Missing Link Trail | |||
|Windy {{convert|0.75|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
|Black Crater and Thomas-Wright Battlefield Trail | |||
|Combines volcanism and history. Within season leads around good views of wildflower displays | |||
|Within the Thomas-Wright Battlefield memorial | |||
|{{convert|0.3|mi|km}} to the Crater, then {{convert|1.2|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
|Gillem Bluff | |||
|Climbs to the top of Gillem Bluff for a view of Gillems Camp. Has a 550-foot elevation gain. | |||
|Gillem Bluff | |||
|{{convert|0.7|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
|Captain Jack's Stronghold Trail | |||
|A rough terrain loop trail with two self-guided interpretive areas through the heart of the [[Modoc War]] historical battlefield. | |||
|[[Captain Jack's Stronghold]] <small>{{coord|41|49|18|N|121|30|18|W|display=inline|name=Captain Jack's Stronghold Trail}}</small> | |||
|Inner loop: {{convert|.6|mi|km}}. Outer loop: {{convert|1.1|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
|Petroglyph Point Trail | |||
|Impressive view of the basin and the [[Medicine Lake Volcano]]. | |||
|Northeast side of Petroglyph Point about {{convert|.3|mi|km}} beyond the bulletin board. | |||
|{{convert|1.6|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
!colspan="4"|The Long Trails | |||
|- | |||
|Three Sisters Trail | |||
|Loops out into the wilderness and returns to Skull Cave Road. | |||
|Trailhead at the campground from A-Loop | |||
| {{convert|8.8|mi|km|}} | |||
|- | |||
|Lyons Trail | |||
|Crosses the wilderness area on a north-south axis between Skull Cave parking area and Hospital Rock on the North Boundary Road. | |||
|Skull Cave parkinglot | |||
|{{convert|9.8|mi|km}} | |||
|- | |||
|Whitney Butte Trail | |||
|Crosses the wilderness in an east-west direction around Whitney Butte. Has best view of [[Mount Shasta]] and [[Callahan lava flow]] | |||
|Trailhead at the Merrill Cave parking area. | |||
|{{convert|3.3|mi|km}} | |||
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