Deep Forest Connection Road

Trail Overview

This beautiful trail takes you deep into Gifford Forest. Trees line your path as you cross pothole after pothole through gravel and mud. Following this path, you will find yourself with an option to go towards the mountain or deep into hunting areas. Shaded for most of the way, it is a beautiful casual trail.

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Difficulty

This trail widens largely at spots, is covered in under 12-inch potholes, and can have shallow water crossings during rainy seasons.

History

For over 6,000 years, people have played a part in the ecology of what is now the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The earliest Native Americans hunted in meadows below receding alpine glaciers. As the climate warmed, descendants of these early hunters gathered an abundance of food and other necessities. Familiarity with the forest's resources allowed larger, more settled populations, and the natives began to manage the landscape for game and other food. One method the natives used was burning areas to increase huckleberry production. Archaeological investigations within Gifford Pinchot National Forest continue to discover new and exciting information about the lives of the first Americans. (USDA Forest Service, Last accessed 7/27/23)

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