Download - Fire Ecology Loop
Pine Creek Trail
Fire Ecology Loop
Location: Within the Scenic Loop, just before mile 11 at Pine Creek Trailhead
Length: miles round trip for loop only; 1 miles round trip totalDifficulty: Easy-Moderate; 300 foot elevation gainEstimated Minimum Hike Time: 50 minutesFacilities: Two vault toilets at trailhead. No water available.
At a GlanceLegend TrailOther trailsTrailheadSuggested Activity Stop LocationsTrail Signs
Wayside signs
The Trail
N3Fire Ecology looks at fire and how it effects the plants, animals, and ecosystem. Fire is an important and natural part of nature. Sometimes we set small fires known as prescribed burns to prevent big forest fires from happening later. Thats been done on part of this trail.What is Fire Ecology?
The start of the trail
The beginning is steep. Be careful!
There are some interesting rocks along the way
Itll be more flat from now onStarting the loop part of the trail
Theres a couple of stairsStairs
Then it loops around
The dry creek bed
Across and back on the trailTheres some signs
14
Then we loop back around
Up a couple of stairsStairs
To the end of the loop part of the trail
Were almost done
Just have to make it back up the hill!
You can do it!
We made it!
Now its the lizards turn to hike!