North Slope Connector Trail Map

Route map of the North Slope Connector Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app and depicted a la Google Earth...

North Slope Connector Trail Map

Route map of the North Slope Connector Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app...

North Slope Connector/Art Loeb Trail Junction -- 3,080'

This is the upper terminus of the Art Loeb Connector Trail, as seen breaking left if southbound on the Art Loeb Trail...

North Slope Connector/Art Loeb Trail Junction -- 3,080'

The North Slope Connector Trail as it departs its upper terminus, at the Art Loeb Trail...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 3,050'

Starting things off with a bit of rhododendron tunneling...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 3,000'

The trail doesn't waste any time dropping off the ridge...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,950'

As you can see, this is a spectacular bit of woodland in the autumn...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 3,900'

Tunneling once again...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,860'

Descending into a golden valley...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,840'

The trail entered a series of short switch backs as it made its final drop into the small drainage below...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,800'

The golden forest...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,750'

The descent moderates a bit...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,700'

Looking back up the adjacent slope...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,650'

Leveling off a bit, the path now begins following the tiny stream flowing north towards the Davidson...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,620'

The trail as it makes an easy crossing of the aforementioned stream...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,570'

Rhodo and hardwoods...more of the same...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,520'

As the trail rounds a particularly steep section of the north-facing ridge there are some tantalizing broken views of nearby Looking Glass Rock (through the trees on the left)...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,530'

The stately autumn forest...

North Slope Connector Trail -- 2,540'

The trail as it approaches the North Slope Loop...

North Slope Connector/North Slope Trail Junction -- 2,550'

Arriving at the lower terminus of the North Slope Connector Trail, where it meets the North Slope Loop Trail. Heading either direction on the loop will get you to the Davidson River Campground within a couple miles.