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What You’ll Need

Maps

The maps at the beginning of each chapter of trail descriptions provide a general idea of where trips are located. Individual trips are shown in greater detail on maps sprinkled throughout the pertinent chapters. Familiarity with topographic maps and orienteering with map and compass are skills essential to successfully following any off-trail routes described in this guide, and are highly recommended for on-trail travel as well. Some conservation and hiking associations, as well as some community colleges, offer classes in these skills.

The topographic maps listed in the key information at the beginning of each trip are U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute maps. These topographic maps are available directly from the federal government at store.usgs.gov and from visitor centers, ranger stations, and some outdoor retailers. A number of applications are available for creating maps to print from your home computer or for display on your smartphone.

Additional listings in the heading are for useful topographic maps printed on waterproof paper and published by the USFS for Trinity Alps, Russian, and Castle Crags Wilderness Areas. A Guide to the Trinity Alps Wilderness (2004) is a two-sided map (scale is an inch equals a mile) printed on waterproof paper that covers the entire wilderness and is quite handy for longer trips. The same is true for A Guide to the Marble Mountain Wilderness and Russian Wilderness (2004), with the Marble Mountains shown on one side and the Russian Wilderness on the other. At a scale of 2 inches equals 1 mile, A Guide to the Mount Shasta Wilderness and Castle Crags Wilderness (2001) is printed on waterproof paper and also has the two areas shown on opposite sides. California State Parks publishes a waterproof, topographic map at a scale of 3.75 inches equals 1 mile for Castle Crags State Park, which is available from the park’s visitor center.