Hiking Trails and Trips in United States
Trips
This trail starts at the Knight County Park and goes through Nature Conservancy land. The trail winds through some old growth Sitka Spruce and to some great views of the Salmon River Estuary and Ocean. Trail can be muddy in certain areas, but the 'upper view" is well worth the trek.
This is an unknown place to hike along the Loraine Highway west of Eugene. This property was created by the Carnine Family. Some great views of Fernridge Resevoir in the distance. At the top of the hill, it appears that they are replanting some of the areas with Douglas Fir, Yew. On the East side of the hill there is a Douglas fire Tree plantation that has been thinned recently.
This is great trek if you like to do some cross country hiking to Hidden Lake and Geridine Butte. There is no designated trail to these destinations. The first part of the trail goes around the west side of Charlton Lake. From Charlton lake, you can see Geridine Butte. The trail leaves the lake and about 1.5 miles in, you will leave the trail (waypoint-01 on map) and hike up a steep...
This is a moderate to hard trek to Jefferson Park which sits between Mt Jefferson and Park Butte. The trek is a rather popular hiking spot. You may see many hikers along the trail. This trail also feeds into the Pacific Crest Trail. The Trail first starts out by winding through mature, old growth Douglas Fir, Hemlock trees. It winds along a ridge where you can see spectacular views of Mt Jefferson....
Three Finger Jack - Canyon Creek Meadows Trail
Camp Sherman, Oregon, United States
Hiking | 6.0 miles
Hiking | 6.0 miles
This is an easy to moderate hike to a glacial lake off of the Canyon Creek trail loop The Canyon Creek trail is a loop trail that starts at Jack Lake and winds around part of the B&B Complex fire that occurred sometime in 2003. The Canyon Creek Meadows is spectacular when in Bloom. There are also great views of Three Finger Jack from this area. Total Round-trip is about 6.3 miles....
This hike is moderate to difficult depending on what shape you are in. Total round-trip is about 10.2 miles with 2200 elevation gain.This is a great loop trail to the top of Sawtooth Mtn. About .5 miles from the trailhead, you come to a fork.. The fork to the left will take you to indigo lake (1.5 miles) whereby you can get to Sawtooth via the East/South trail. From the left fork...
Threemile Lake from Sparrow Park Road
Umpqua City (historical), Oregon, United States
Hiking | 5.9 miles
Hiking | 5.9 miles
This trip is an easy to moderate trek through Douglas Fir, Sitka Spruce and Hemlock forests , Sandunes, Shore Pine and Sandy beaches whereby Pelicans fly northward and sandpipers feed on the sand crabs where the ocean meets the sand. Threemile lake itself is a shallow lake in a beautiful setting. In the Summer during the dry season, the lake essentially splits into two.
This is an easy to moderate hike in the Oregon coastal range in the Kings Valley off of highway 223 northwest of Corvalis. . The trailhead starts at the eastern side of the barn.. Proceed up the trail. You will cross Plunkett Creek. The trail proceeds along Plunkett Creek. Eventually it crosses the creek to meet up with the South Ridge Trail. There are some great views of Willamette valley from the...
Cardwell Hills - Fitton Green Natural Area- Corvallis, Oregon
Noon, Oregon, United States
Hiking | 9.9 miles
Hiking | 9.9 miles
If you want to see some great views of Corvallis/Philomath and the Willamette Valley, the climb to Cardwell Hill is well worth it. Part of trail also borders the Marys River which may or may not have good fishing. I have seen some people fishing on this river. There are three main entrances to this area. The closest entrance to the mountain is via NW Chaparral Drive. My first experience into this...
This is a great hike to take during the afternoon if you are in the Eugene Area. This area is located in the Western Eugene hills off of Summit View. There are great views of the coastal mountains and fern ridge lake. The area is mostly open Oak Savana with Douglas Fir. The area is also considered Forest Legacy Conservation Land which is funded by the USDA Forest Service, State Forestry and...
OSU McDonald Forest - Oak Creek - Patterson Road
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Hiking | 4.6 miles
Hiking | 4.6 miles
This was an interesting hike. Round trip was 4.66 miles under windy and heavy rain. I was amazed to see other people out hiking or mountain bike riding. This would be a great hike sometime in spring when the wildflowers are out and leaves on the Oak and Maple trees.
This is a short 3.2 mile along the trail that is often called the "Crown Jewel" of the Oakridge area, home of "Mountain Bike Oregon". This section is the southern most part of this trail. After climbing about a mile from the trailhead, you reach the top of a hill. The view is stunning. From the top you can see the tiny town of Westfir just below, and the town of Oakridge...
What a beautiful day during the Winter.. Clear, Cold day. If you want to see Eugene-Springfield and beyond from above, this is the place to hike. The trail is heavily used especially near the final ascent to the top.... the Views are spectacular especially on a clear day. Round Trip is about 5 Miles. Vertical climb is about 1100 feet in about 2.5 miles
this is a 4.6 mile round trip hike down into Kentucky creek. This is a great to hike during late winter and spring when the water is flowing at its peak... The lower falls are quite impressive.To get there. from Highway 126 take the around milepost 27. Head south on Whittaker Creek Rec. Road. About a 1 and half miles turn right and cross the bridge. Follow this road for another 1.5...
Off of the Waldo Highway, this is an easy trek around 2 miles to the lake. It is great lake to take a casual hike to. This was a beautiful, clear day. Very few Mosquitoes. This is a good trip for a two day camping excursion.. You can hike around the lake. The Pacific Crest Trail follows along the North side of the lake. There is a trail on the South side...
A beautiful hike in the Oregon Cascades (Sisters Wilderness) a 9.2 (round trip) trek along fall creek up to green lakes. Great scenery of Mt Bachelor, Broken Top and South Sister. It was beautiful day. A little windy and chilly at the lake.
This was an unusually cold and rainy trip to some small lakes that are located just below Mt Yoran. Divide Lake is known for its great reflections of Mt Yoran.. Unfortunately, it was too cloudy to see Mt Yoran (or even Diamond Peak)... but there was some great reflections of the trees on the lakes along with the "fog" rising from the lakes...
This is a 7.2 (round trip) mile trip up to the crater, the elevation change is about 2300 ft. It was a chilly and windy day at the top, but the view was well worth it. with views of Black Butte, Broken Top, North Sister, Belknap crater, Mt Washington and Central Oregon....
This trip started at the hand trail-head at Scott lake. the trail to hand lake was about 1.6 miles.. not too difficult. Stopped by the Hand lake shelter to take pictures of Hand Lake. Great scenes of Mt Washington, North and Middle Sister.
