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!