3.4 hr
Generally flat singletrack in an old mining water ditch that links the BLM Swazey Recreation Area/Mule Ridge Trails - Mule Ridge Trail at the Oak Knoll Trailhead to Whiskeytown NRA - Salt Creek Loop at Mule Town Road. <br><br>The trail is well maintained with multiple bridges over the deeper creek crossings. Trail junctions include; Mule Ridge Trail, Cosmos Way, Stony Gulch TH, Mule Town Road and Salt Creek Loop.<br><br>Best done as a clockwise loop starting from Oak Knoll TH then up Salt Creek Loop trail, and back to Oak Knoll on the Mule Ridge Trail (~16 miles). Alternatively, starting at Oak Knoll TH, going counterclockwise, climb the Mule Ridge Trail to the descent on Cosmos Way and back to Oak Knoll TH on Princess Ditch Trail (~9 miles). <br><br>Additional information can be found <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/redding/recreationmain/reddingrecreationtrails.html">here</a>.