| Title: | North Fork Smith River Trail |
| Area: | Siuslaw National Forest |
| Elevation: | 550 - 780 Feet |
| Elevation_Gain: | 230 |
| Trail: | North Fork Smith River |
| Misc: | The North Fork Smith River Trail ends where it intersects the Kentucky Falls Trail #1376 at six and a half miles. An option is to hike on up the Kentucky Falls Trail for two more additional miles to that trailhead. |
| Links: |
Trip Journal - 9/30/06, 5/10/07, 5/19/07 |
| Notes: | The North Fork Smith River Trail is buried deep in the coast range. It will take some effort to find, but this well constructed trail with many bridges, will give you a remote experience well worth the effort. |
| Trail_Number: | 1351 |
| Route: | From Reedsport go ½ mile North on Highway 101, turn East on Smith River Road #48 for 24.5 miles, turn onto Forest Road 23 for 4.5 miles to the trail head. |
| TH_elevation: | 550 |
| Distance: | 6.5 |
| USGS_75: | Baldy Mountain |
| Reference: | 100 Hikes Oregon Coast & Coast Range by Sullivan / 100 Classic Hikes in Oregon by Lorain |
Three Mile Bridge - - - September 30, 2006 |
Trailhead sign |
North Fork Smith River - - - September 30, 2007 |
| Type: | Trail |
| Family_Outing: | yes |
| Day_Hike: | yes |
| Mountain_Biking: | yes |
| Scenic: | yes |
| Solitude: | yes |
| Wildflowers: | yes |
