{"id":4633,"date":"2018-12-11T17:33:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T00:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/?p=4633"},"modified":"2023-03-03T16:12:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T23:12:27","slug":"subway-cave-hat-creek-trail-lassen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/11\/subway-cave-hat-creek-trail-lassen\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Subway Cave and the Hat Creek Trail in Lassen National Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Subway Cave and the Hat Creek Trail are on opposite sides of Highway 89 in <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/category\/lassen-national-forest-hiking-trails\/\">Lassen National Forest<\/a> near Cave Campground. And their opposites in another sense: Subway Cave takes you deep underground in a dark, cool, and still lava tube, while the Hat Creek Trail takes you through the open air beside clear, tumbling waters, where you\u2019ll always have sky above and trees, shrubs, and flowers trailside.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4637\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4637\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-lassen-national-forest.jpg\" alt=\"Hat Creek along the Hat Creek Trail in Lassen National Forest. The creek begins in Lassen Volcanic National Park.\" width=\"900\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-lassen-national-forest.jpg 900w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-lassen-national-forest-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-lassen-national-forest-480x321.jpg 480w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-lassen-national-forest-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-lassen-national-forest-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hat Creek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Subway Cave and the Hat Creek Trail Key Data<\/h2>\n<p>Length: 9.1 miles round-trip<br \/>\nHiking time: 5 hours<br \/>\nHigh point: 4,350 feet<br \/>\nTotal elevation gain: 500 feet<br \/>\nDifficulty: moderate<br \/>\nSeason: early April through late November<br \/>\nWater: none; bring plenty<br \/>\nMap: USGS 7.5\u2019 Old Station<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/lassen\/recarea\/?recid=11415\">Information<\/a>: Hat Creek Ranger District, Lassen National Forest<br \/>\nSubway Cave Parking Area GPS coordinates: N 40 41.126 W 121 25.141<br \/>\nNotes: dogs prohibited in Subway Cave, but allowed on Hat Creek Trail; toilets at the Subway Cave parking area, and in Cave Campground and Bridge Campground<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-block\">\n<h4>Best Day Hiking Trails in Upper California<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GUNIqj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3153\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Day Hiking Mount Shasta, Lassen &amp; Trinity Alps Regions. Includes trails in other regions of Northern California: Castle Crags, Russian Wilderness, Marble Mountain Wilderness, Lava Beds National Monument, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Lassen National Forest, and the Redding area.\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-36x50.jpg 36w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><strong>My<\/strong> <strong>compact guidebook has the 125 best day hikes:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mount Shasta and nearby<\/li>\n<li>Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/li>\n<li>Trinity Alps and Marble Mountains<\/li>\n<li>Redding area<\/li>\n<li>Whiskeytown and Shasta Lakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Includes trailhead directions and detailed maps and trail descriptions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy it:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GUNIqj\">on Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/22742\/9781680510584\">on Bookshop.org<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Often available at bookstores<\/strong> <strong>and outdoor stores <\/strong>(call first!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Driving Directions to the Hat Creek Trail and Subway Cave\u00a0 Trailhead<\/h2>\n<p>To start your explorations, take the Subway Cave access road on the east side of Highway 89, across the road from Cave Campground and 0.3 mile north of the junctions of Highways 89 and 44 East.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4642\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4642\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-subway-cave-map-lassen-national-forest.jpg\" alt=\"Trail map of the Hat Creek Trail, including Subway Cave, Cave Campground, and the Pacific Crest Trail in Lassen National Forest\" width=\"900\" height=\"1192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-subway-cave-map-lassen-national-forest.jpg 1540w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-subway-cave-map-lassen-national-forest-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-subway-cave-map-lassen-national-forest-480x636.jpg 480w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-subway-cave-map-lassen-national-forest-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-subway-cave-map-lassen-national-forest-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-trail-subway-cave-map-lassen-national-forest-38x50.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trail map of the Hat Creek Trail, including Subway Cave and Cave Campground. (Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/caltopo.com\">Caltopo.com<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Exploring Subway Cave<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s always cool in Subway Cave, so bring a sweater and two flashlights per person. Also follow any posted regulations at the entrance to Subway Cave.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4638\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4638\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-entrance.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to Subway Cave, a lava tube in Lassen National Forest\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-entrance.jpg 900w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-entrance-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-entrance-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-entrance-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-entrance-50x38.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Entrance to Subway Cave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Subway Cave, a 1,300-foot-long lava tube, formed around 30,000 years ago. Vast eruptions of fluid basalt flowed northward through the Hat Creek Valley. Lava closest to the surface cooled more rapidly than the lava below, allowing the hotter lava to move farther before solidifying, leaving the cave as an empty space behind it.<\/p>\n<p>Lighted information signs discuss the cave\u2019s natural history and explain the formation of such colorfully named features as Stubtoe Hall and Lucifers Cul-de-Sac. Several parts of the tunnel are completely dark though, so you\u2019ll be glad you brought the flashlights. When you emerge into daylight on the far side you have two options: Return through the cave or take the path back to the parking area.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4639\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4639\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-interior.jpg\" alt=\"Inside Subway Cave in Lassen National Forest\" width=\"900\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-interior.jpg 900w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-interior-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-interior-480x321.jpg 480w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-interior-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/subway-cave-lassen-national-forest-interior-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside Subway Cave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Hiking the Hat Creek Trail<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4641\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4641\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-lassen-cave-campground-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hat Creek viewed from the Hat Creek Trail footbridge near Cave Campground in Lassen National Forest\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-lassen-cave-campground-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-lassen-cave-campground-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-lassen-cave-campground-1-467x700.jpg 467w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/hat-creek-lassen-cave-campground-1-33x50.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hat Creek from the bridge near Cave Campground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To do the Hat Creek Trail (5E27), head across Highway 89 to the northwest side of Cave Campground, where a wooden footbridge spans the stream near a 5-foot waterfall. Cross over, turn right, and soon reach a massive sugar pine and its foot-long cones. Continue the mostly level stroll through vegetation that varies from open chaparral dominated by greenleaf manzanita to an open forest of incense cedar, ponderosa and Jeffrey pines, and white firs. Alders and willows flourish in the wet environs near the creek\u2019s banks.<\/p>\n<p>Look for a small waterfall just beyond a bridge at 0.6 mile, and occasionally look behind you for tree-framed views of Lassen Peak in <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/09\/hiking-trails-lassen-volcanic-national-park\/\">Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/a>. You\u2019ll also enjoy views of many other Cascade notables, including Mount Shasta, Burney Mountain, Crater Peak, <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/08\/magee-peak-trail-thousand-lakes-wilderness\/\">Magee Peak<\/a>, and Freaner Peak. The mountain to your immediate left is Sugarloaf Peak; its basalt talus often borders the trail.<\/p>\n<p>Find two more small waterfalls at 2.2 and 2.4 miles as you and Hat Creek drop gently into a canyon. Reach another bridge at 3.7 miles, and finally reach the end of the path at 4.3 miles at Bridge Campground (3.6 miles north of Cave Campground if you\u2019re arranging a car shuttle).<\/p>\n<h2>Hat Creek Trail Video<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s my Youtube video that I shot from the bridge in Cave Campground. Subscribe to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NorthernCaliforniaHikingTrails\">Northern California Hiking Trails Youtube channel<\/a> and see dozens more similar videos.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qlnHPaNDpA8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GUNIqj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3153\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300.jpg\" alt=\"Day Hiking Mount Shasta, Lassen &amp; Trinity Alps Regions. Includes trails in other regions of Northern California: Castle Crags, Russian Wilderness, Marble Mountain Wilderness, Lava Beds National Monument, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Lassen National Forest, and the Redding area.\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/day-hiking-shasta-lassen-trinity-trails-300-36x50.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Nearby Lassen National Forest Trails and Lassen Volcanic National Park Trails<\/h2>\n<p>My guidebook <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GUNIqj\"><em>Day Hiking: Mount Shasta, Lassen &amp; Trinity Alps Regions<\/em><\/a> features Subway Cave, the Hat Creek Trail, and dozens of other nearby hiking trails in Lassen National Forest and <a href=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/09\/hiking-trails-lassen-volcanic-national-park\/\">Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Your Take: Subway Cave and the Hat Creek Trail<\/h2>\n<p>Have you done one or both? Thoughts? Questions? Leave a comment below\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"color-block\">\n<h4>The Top 100 Day Hikes and Backpacking Trips in Northern California<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3154\" src=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300.jpg\" alt=\"100 Classic Hikes in Northern California covers the best hiking trails in the Trinity Alps, Lassen Volcanic National Park, the Sierra Nevada, the redwood coast, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes numerous day hikes along with major backpacking trips.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/northern-california-hikes-100-classic-trails-4e-300-38x50.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><strong>The all-color fourth edition features the best trails in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Northern Sierra Nevada<\/li>\n<li>Lassen and Mount Shasta areas<\/li>\n<li>Trinity Alps and Marble Mountains<\/li>\n<li>Redwood Coast<\/li>\n<li>Wine Country and Bay Area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Includes trailhead directions and detailed maps and trail descriptions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy it:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2FDrBF3\">on Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/22742\/9781680510560\">on Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Often available at Barnes &amp; Noble, REI, and other quality bookstores<\/strong> <strong>and outdoor stores <\/strong>(call first!)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Subscribe to the Northern California Hiking Trails Blog<\/h2>\n<script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.12.3 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form id=\"mc4wp-form-1\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-3226 mc4wp-form-theme mc4wp-form-theme-green\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"3226\" data-name=\"Subscribe for Email Updates\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><p>\r\n<strong>Get notified of new articles and updated info, 1-4 times per month. <\/i><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\t<label>First Name:<\/label> \r\n\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"FNAME\" placeholder=\"Your first name\"> \r\n<\/p>\r\n\t<label for=\"mc4wp_email\">Email address: <\/label>\r\n\t<input type=\"email\" id=\"mc4wp_email\" name=\"EMAIL\" required placeholder=\"Your email address\" \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Sign up\" \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n  <strong>Your address will never be shared.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p><\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1778863913\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"3226\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-1\" \/><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subway Cave and the Hat Creek Trail are on opposite sides of Highway 89 in Lassen National Forest near Cave Campground. 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