News from the Trail
Hike of the Month: Muddy Fork Loop
July 11th, 2019By John Sparks, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Distance: 13.8 miles / Elevation gain: 2,585 feet
This lower-level loop using the Pacific Crest and Timberline trails can be done early in the season before alpine trails on Mount Hood have melted out. The route takes in some of the more interesting features of Mount Hood’s west side, including Ramona Falls as well as a short side trip to the stunning view from the top of Bald Mountain. →
Gabions: Building Blocks of Steep Trails
July 11th, 2019By Susan Schen, Crew Leader, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Have you ever been hiking along and found yourself walking on what seems to be a metal fence embedded in the surface of the trail? If you have, you’ve encountered a gabion! A gabion is a rectangular metal mesh cage filled with rocks, forming a giant brick, to support the trail surface on steep hillsides. →
Photo Feature: Carroll Rim Trail
July 11th, 2019By Cheryl Hill, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
My husband, Greg, and I visited the Painted Hills unit of the John Day Fossil Beds on a brutally hot May day in 2017. After checking out all the short trails in the area, we hiked up the Carroll Rim Trail, which leads to a stunning viewpoint overlooking the most famous portion of the Painted Hills.
Hike of the Month: South Fork Walla Walla River
June 19th, 2019By John Sparks, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Distance: up to 10.6 miles / Elevation gain: up to 2,405 feet
For an early summer excursion in Oregon’s northern Blue Mountains, try the well-graded Rough Fork Trail, which descends 1,800 feet in three and a half miles to join the 18.5-mile South Fork Walla Walla River Trail in the middle of its secluded canyon.
Hiking the Multnomah-Wahkeena Waterfall Loop
June 19th, 2019By Maegan Jossy, Board Member, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Hikers have once again been enjoying the classic five-mile Multnomah-Wahkeena waterfall loop trail in the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area, which reopened at the end of May. →
Onward and Upward with TKO Stewardship
June 19th, 2019By Kim Kovacs, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Trailkeepers of Oregon has begun 2019 on a record track, despite the cancellation of a number of work parties in February.
Trailkeepers of Oregon
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Portland, OR 97293
(971) 206-4351