Oregon trails · Kalmiopsis Rim
Kalmiopsis Rim
A 36.1-mile network in Oregon, with 1,372 ft of climbing. Reaches Mud Spring and other lake/pass/spring/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 8,475 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mud Spring (spring)
- Cold Spring (spring)
- Eagle Gap (pass)
- Chetco Pass (pass)
- Doe Gap (pass)
- Granite Spring (spring)
- Canyon Peak (summit)
- Eagle Mountain (summit)
- Rough and Ready Lakes (lake)
Getting there
KALMIOPSIS RIM access. About 1 h 11 min drive (39 mi, 11 of them unpaved) from Grants Pass. 42.23462, -123.79522 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:58 a.m., the sun rises at 7:26 a.m. and sets at 6:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:03 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 36.1-mile route works out to roughly 14 h 04 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- BABYFOOT LAKE RIM + KALMIOPSIS RIM + BABYFOOT LAKE — 4.8 mi loop, 1,223 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Tincup — 15.1 mi
- Silver Peak - Hobson Horn Trai — 21.5 mi
- Illinois River — 23.2 mi
- Boundary Trail — 25.3 mi