Oregon's Ancient Forests: A hiking guide - Supplemental notes

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1		Supplemental notes and updates for hikes in this book. *Trail condition updates are not extensive, but rather are meant to inform you if an area is closed or there are significant known changes to the information in "Oregon's Ancient Forests: A hiking guide." Contact the author Chandra LeGue at cl@oregonwild.org with any questions.
2	Region	Hike #	Hike name	Updates and Notes	Direction clarifications or corrections	Note date

3	North Coast	1	Tillamook Head
4		2	Cape Falcon	It is not noted in the hike description, but this trail can be quite muddy and a little slippery, especially in the spring and fall.		September 2019
5		3	Cape Lookout
6		4	Munson Creek Falls
7	Central Coast Range	5	Drift Creek Wilderness
8		6	Marys Peak: East Ridge-Tie Trail Loop
9		7	Cape Perpetua and Gwynn Creek	This area was designated as part of Old Growth Forest Network in July 2019.		August 2020
10		8	PAWN Grove	Just past the hemlock noted in the book (at sign post #9) a large tree fell along the trail. The trail now follows along the top of the downed tree.		September 2021
11		9	Kentucky Falls		Following this sentence: "Continue 2.8 miles and then veer right onto Forest Road 919", for added clarity, there is a sign at this turn that marks FR 23.	October 2020
12	South Coast & Kalmiopsis	10	Coquille River Falls
13		11	Humbug Mountain State Park	In 2019, some trees near the summit were felled to improve the view. This was followed by trees being toppled by the wind, resulting in the loss of many large trees and changing the nature of the summit area as described in the book. See this blog for more information.		March 2020
14		12	Shrader Old Growth Grove
15		sidebar	Lobster Creek Myrtle Grove	In 2019, the big tree described in this sidebar was crushed by surrounding trees in a storm and the grove looks different than how it is described in the book.		September 2019
16		13	Lower Rogue River
17		14	Illinois River Trail: Buzzard's Roost
18		15	Babyfoot Lake
19		16	Redwood Nature Trail
20		17	Oregon Redwoods Trail
21	Siskiyou Crest	18	Oregon Caves National Monument
22		19	Sucker Creek
23		20	Collings Mountain
24		21	Grizzly Peak
25		22	Pacific Crest Trail: Hyatt Lake
26		23	Pacific Crest Trail: Green Springs Summit to Hobart Bluff
27	Mount Hood	24	Lost Lake
28		25	Salmon River
29		26	Barlow Pass
30		27	Boulder Creek and Boulder Lake	There is now a composting toilet near the shore of Boulder Lake - just look for signs.		August 2022
31		28	Fifteenmile Creek
32	Clackamas-Santiam	29	Clackamas Riverside Trail	Within footprint of 2020 Riverside fire. Closed indefinitely.		October 2022
33		30	Memaloose Lake	Within footprint of 2020 Riverside fire. Road remains Closed.		October 2022
34		31	Bagby Hot Springs	Closed due to nearby Riverside fire. Likely to reopen in 2023.		October 2022
35		32	Opal Creek	This area was designated as part of Old Growth Forest Network in July 2019. Within footprint of 2020 Beachie Creek fire. Closed.		October 2022
36		33	South Fork Breitenbush	Within footprint of 2020 Lionshead fire. Remains closed.		October 2022
37		34	Crabtree Valley
38		35	Three Pyramids
39		36	House Rock
40		37	Echo Basin	The portion of the trail through the meadow is not well-maintained and can be wet, muddy, and hard to follow in places.
41	Upper Willamette & McKenzie	38	Browder Ridge
42		39	Mckenzie River Trail: Fish Lake Creek to Great Spring
43		40	McKenzie River Trail: Carmen Reservoir to Tamolitch Falls	Road to Carmen Reservoir and parking area closed. Trail can be accessed just upstream from the Ice Cap Campground/Day Use Area.		July 2021
44		41	Tidbits Mountain
45		42	Lookout Creek
46		43	Delta Old Growth Nature Trail	Within footprint of 2020 Holiday Farm fire. Permanently closed.		October 2020
47		44	Shale Ridge	Temporarily closed due to Cedar Creek fire		Sept. 2022
48		45	Goodman Creek
49		46	Patterson Mountain		Starting elevation is 4200 feet. In the directions, it should say "Drive up this gravel road 5 miles, staying to the right at the 'Y' at the half mile point and on the main road the rest of the way." The trailhead is marked "Lawler Trail."	Sept. 2022
50		47	Larison Creek
51		48	Black Canyon	Closed due to Cedar Creek fire		Sept. 2022
52		49	Island Lakes	Closed due to Cedar Creek fire		Sept. 2022
53		50	Rosary Lakes
54		51	Upper Middle Fork Willamette: Indigo Springs
55		52	Brice Creek		The second sentence of the directions should say "19 miles from the freeway" instead of "17 miles".	May 2020
56		53	Fairview Creek	Significant down trees from 2019 snowstorm.		May 2020
57	Upper Umpqua	54	Wolf Creek Falls
58		55	Tokatee & Watson Falls
59		56	Twin Lakes
60		57	Yellow Jacket Glade
61		58	Cripple Camp
62		59	Upper Cow Creek
63	South Cascades	60	Upper Rogue River Trail: Takelma and Rogue Gorges
64		61	Union Creek
65		62	South Fork Rogue River
66		63	Cherry Creek
67		64	Brown Mountain
68	Central Oregon	65	Metolius River
69		66	Benham Falls
70		67	Cultus River & Benchmark Butte
71		68	Mill Creek Wilderness
72		69	Lookout Mountain		The sign at the trailhead says "Mother Lode Mine Trailhead." For clarity, the loop directions in the last paragraph should say "To complete the loop, descend from the ridgeline to the northeast, being careful to stay on Lookout Mountain Trail 808 TO THE RIGHT, and not following Trail 804 to the northwest."	October 2019
73	Klamath-Lakeview	70	Blue Jay Springs
74		71	Gearhart Mountain Wilderness	Lookout Rock Trailhead closed due to Bootleg fire		October 2022
75		72	Augur Creek	Closed due to Bootleg fire		May 2022
76		73	Cottonwood Meadows Lake	Open, but some access and connecting trails may be closed due to Bootleg fire		May 2022
77	Northern Blue Mountains	74	North Fork Walla Walla
78		75	South Fork Walla Walla	Closed due to flood damage. See https://www.blm.gov/visit/south-fork-walla-walla-river-acec		October 2022
79		76	North Fork Umatilla
80		77	Buck Creek
81		78	Dutch Flat Creek
82		79	South Fork Desolation Creek
83	Blue Mountains	80	Magone Lake
84		81	Swick Old Growth Grove
85		82	Strawberry Lake
86		83	Sheep Creek
87		84	North Fork Malheur River
88		85	Malheur River Canyon
89		86	Myrtle Creek
90	Wallowas	87	Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: Corral Creek
91		88	Cougar Ridge
92		89	North Fork Catherine Creek
93		90	Imnaha River
94		91	Eagle Creek
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