This trail follows the North Fork American River from Mumford Bar Trail to the Sailor Canyon Trail, a distance of seven and six-tenths miles. Along the way you intersect the Beacroft Trail, which leads out of the canyon. Cautions: The trail crosses Tadpole and New York Creeks, which flow heavily in spring and could be difficult to ford.

This trail may be accessed from any of the following trails: Mumford Bar, Beacroft, and Sailor Canyon. See individual descriptions of these trails.

This is a Wild and Scenic River, and the trail offers junctions with other trails, a variety of overlooks (as it meanders along the river) passing through dense vegetation, past old cabins and mining sites and through small meadows.