Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (McCloud to Old Station)
McCloud / Burney / Hat Creek · near McCloud · Shasta Cascade
Road Cycling
At a glance
- Distance
- century
- Best season
- May-October
What is here
- Scenery
- forest
- Amenities
- McCloud, Burney & Hat Creek services · Burney Falls & Hat Creek Rim en route · Forest & volcanic-tableland scenery · Links Shasta & Lassen
- Best for
- A scenic volcanic-country tour ridden in quieter segments
- Features
- Connects Mount Shasta & Lassen country · Passes Burney Falls · Hat Creek valley riding · Ride the quiet segments, not the truck stretches
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- State highway with log trucks & RVs in stretches · Long gaps between services · Summer heat in the lower valleys
- Beginner friendly
- No
Road Cycling detail
- Ride types
- loop
- Road
- mixed
- Climbing
- 3
- Ride notes
- California's all-American volcanic road, threading forest and lava country between Mount Shasta and Lassen past Burney Falls and the Hat Creek valley - a long scenic byway best ridden in quieter segments
- Stats note
- ~75 mi McCloud-Old Station one-way; most riders do segments (McCloud-Burney, or the Hat Creek valley)
- Intl tip
- Don't ride the whole highway - cherry-pick the scenic, quieter segments (McCloud-Burney, the Hat Creek valley) and skip the log-truck stretches. Ride early for cooler temps and lighter traffic; services are far apart.
The guide
The Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway is California's designated volcanic road, threading roughly 75 miles of forest and lava countr…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (McCloud to Old Station) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 41.256, -122.139