Trail 349 Litte Snowy Top

This trail runs from Trail 308, the Upper Priest River Trail, to the Shedroof Divide (Trail 512). For driving directions, refer to my writeup for Trail 308.

After travelling a short distance down Trail 349 from Trail 308, the adventuring soul must ford the Upper Priest River. I made the crossing in late September and the water was about knee deep - and cold. The first 200 feet or so of the trail on either side of the river is in very poor condition - largely due to the greater depth and width of the river doing the seasonal snow melt (May, June, July). Shortly after fording the river enroute to Little Snowy Top, the traveller finds two wonderful campsites - one in a peaceful setting among the trees with a magnificinet view of the river. On one of my ventures, I hiked in to Trail 349 from the trailhead of Trail 308 at US Forest Service Road 1013 - this is about a 4.5 mile hike across fairly level terrain).. Another time I hiked in to Trail 349 from Trail 28, the Continental Creek Trail - this route requires a 1.5 mile hike (all downhill - an elevation change of some 800 feet) from the traillhead of Trail 28 on Road 1013 to Trail 308 and then a relatively level hike along Trail 308 for another 2.2 miles (per my measurement on a topographic map - USGS Quadrangle for Continental Mountain). I have not yet attempted the ascent to Little Snowy Top Mountain via Trail 349 - it's a 4.4 mile hike to the Shedroof Divide Trail that goes from an elevation of 2960 feet at the river to 6280 feet at the Shedroof Divide with 72 switchbacks.

View of Upper Priest River from Trail 349

Trail 349 at Fording Point (September)

View of Upper Priest River from Primitive Campsite Area on Trail 349