2.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,000 ft of climbing · 4,621 ft–5,618 ft · native material surface · trail No. 456A · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide
TrailheadFret Creek Trailhead 4,581 ft Drive there
Fret Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Trailhead provides capacity for 4 vehicles at the small gravel lot. Restroom facilities are located at the nearby Fifteenmile Campground .
Provides access to:
Fret Creek Trail #456A
Badger Creek Wilderness
Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mthood/?cid=stelprdb5192346">Wilderness restrictions apply</a> in Badger Creek Wilderness.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.