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Fritsche Cabin Trail
The Fritsche Cabin Trail is one of the more physically demanding trails in the Gold Beach / Rogue River area and is lightly used. The trail head starts at 200 ft (60 m) above sea level and climbs to 2400 ft (730 m) in 3.8 miles (6.1 km). It is generally well marked and ends in the general location of the cabin (apparently, there are not any remains of the cabin). The trail is perfect for those who are looking for a good workout and a quiet respite through the woods.
The trail head starts off on Forest Service Road 3300 - 160 which is in disrepair and not used. After a climb to about 700 ft, there is a striking rock outcropping. What remains of the road ends and the trail itself starts off to the right of the rock outcropping. Circle around the rock in a counter clockwise direction to follow the trail. The trail becomes much steeper and climbs up through the forest. Towards the end, the path is somewhat obscured by sporadic use of ATV's. The trail followed in the GPX and KMZ files below veer slightly to the south of where the trail appears on the map and come out on an lightly used road to the old homestead. The hike shown on most maps appears slightly to the north and there maybe an alternative route. The round trip is just under 8 miles (less than 13 km) and can take from 4 to 6 hours.
Getting there: The drive is easy. From Gold Beach, travel east down Jerry's Flat Road, past the Lobster Creek Bridge where the road becomes NF-33. After passing the Quosatana Campground, the road curves around several sharp outcroppings, then crosses a small creek. The next creek is the larger of the two and is Bradford Creek. The trail head is just before the creek (west). There is a small grass area that can be used for parking just east of the trail head on the river side of the road. The trail / road is identified by a small brown metal National Forest pole with the larger numbers "160" and smaller numbers "3300" at the top.
Download kmz file of this hike for use on Google Earth. Download GPX file of this hike for use in your GPS.
For more information, contact the Gold Beach Ranger District information center.
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