100 Classic Hikes in Oregon: 2nd Edition

by Douglas Lorain

Overview

* Full-color guidebook to Oregon's best 100 hikes
* Features nine new trails in this edition
*Author Douglas Lorain is a beloved guidebook writer in Oregon and the Northwest

What makes a trail a classic hike? "Outstanding scenery," says Doug Lorain, "especially good views." Add in mountain lakes and waterfalls. Sprinkle with wildflowers, old-growth forests, wildlife sightings, and interesting geologic features. All of the hikes Lorain has selected boast at least two of these attributes, and often more. These are simply the best hikes the state of Oregon has to offer. Lorain should know; he's logged more than 16,000 Oregon hiking miles in his boots.

In the new edition of 100 Classic Hikes in Oregon Lorain presents a mix of the most popular trails and lesser-known gems throughout the entire state. These well-established trails range from short, easy strolls suitable for children and grandparents to longer backpacking trips for experienced hikers.

NOTE: Recent extensive fire damage near Hike #44 - Table Lake Loop has caused significant blow down problems that have effectively closed these trails. For access to the magnificent Table Lake area try the nearby (but longer) Cabot Lake Trail, which is still open and maintained by the Forest Service. Please see our post about the trail for more information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594854927
Publisher:	Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date:	03/17/2011
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.82(w) x 6.74(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

DOUGLAS LORAIN'S family moved to Oregon when he was six years old, and he's lived there ever since. Now a tax accountant living in Portland, he's explored every nook, cranny, and corner of his home state over the last few decades. All told he's logged over 16,000 hiking miles in Oregon. In an average year, he spends 150 to 200 days on the trail and hikes between 1500 and 2000 miles, most of it in Oregon. In 1988 he wrote his first book, Backpacking Oregon for Wilderness Press. It was followed by Backpacking Washington, Afoot & Afield — Portland/Vancouver, and Backpacking Idaho. His photographs have been featured in scenic photography books such as Discovering Oregon and Volcano—Mount St. Helens, as well as numerous scenic calendars for Oregon, Washington, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, and Idaho; they have also been published in magazines such as Oregon Outside.

Table of Contents

	Trails at a Glance	8
	Introduction	11
	The Coast	17
1.	Cannon Beach Trails	18
2.	Cape Falcon and Neahkahnie Mountain	20
3.	Cascade Head and Harts Cove	22
4.	Umpqua Dunes Scenic Area	24
5.	Sunset Bay to Shore Acres	25
6.	Blacklock Point	27
7.	Whalehead Cove to Cape Ferrelo	29
	Coast Range and Klamath Mountains	31
8.	Saddle Mountain	32
9.	Kings Mountain	33
10.	Kentucky Falls	35
11.	Hanging Rock	37
12.	Lower Rogue River Trail	39
13.	Sucker Creek Gap and Swan Mountain	42
14.	Red Buttes Loop	44
	Western Valleys	47
15.	Forest Park	48
16.	Tryon Creek State Park	51
17.	Butte Creek Falls	53
18.	Silver Falls State Park Loop	54
19.	McDowell Creek Falls	57
20.	Lower Table Rock	59
	Columbia River Gorge	61
21.	Latourell Falls Loop	62
22.	Angels Rest-Devils Rest Loop	63
23.	Horsetail Falls to Triple Falls	66
24.	Tanner Butte-Eagle Creek Loop	67
25.	Mount Defiance Loop	70
26.	Mitchell Point	73
27.	Hood River Mountain Loop	75
	Northern Cascades	77
28.	McIntyre Ridge	78
29.	East Zigzag Mountain and Burnt Lake	79
30.	Yocum Ridge	81
31.	Timberline Trail Loop	83
32.	Eliot Glacier View	87
33.	Barlow Butte	88
34.	Lookout Mountain via Divide Trail	90
35.	School Canyon Trail	92
36.	Clackamas River Trail	94
37.	Serene Lake Loop	96
38.	Opal Creek Loop	99
39.	Whetstone Ridge to Twin Lakes	101
40.	Olallie Lake Scenic Area Loop	103
	Central Cascades	107
41.	Jefferson Park	108
42.	Triangulation Peak	110
43.	Grizzly Peak	111
44.	Table Lake Loop	113
45.	Eight Lakes Basin-Santiam Lake	116
46.	Canyon Creek-First Creek Meadows Loop	118
47.	Iron Mountain Loop	120
48.	Browder Ridge	122
49.	McKenzie Lava Flow and George Lake	124
50.	Black Crater	126
51.	Soap Creek	128
52.	Northern Three Sisters Loop	129
53.	Broken Top Loop	133
54.	Swampy Lakes	136
55.	Todd Lake Loop	138
56.	Grasshopper Mountain	139
57.	Rebel Rock Loop	140
58.	Irish Mountain-Mink Lake Loop	143
59.	Paulina Lake Loop	147
	Southern Cascades	149
60.	Divide Lake	150
61.	Mountain View Lake	151
62.	Indigo Lake	154
63.	Hemlock Creek and Yellowjacket Loop	155
64.	Toketee Falls	157
65.	Tipsoo Peak	159
66.	Thielsen Creek Meadows Loop	160
67.	Rocky Ridge	162
68.	Wizard Island	164
69.	Garfield Peak	166
70.	Seven Lakes Basin and Sky Lakes	167
71.	Mountain Lakes Loop	170
	Northeastern Oregon	173
72.	Smith Rock State Park Loop	174
73.	Steins Pillar	175
74.	John Day Fossil Beds Trails	177
75.	Arch Rock	179
76.	East Canyon Creek Loop	181
77.	Baldy Mountain	183
78.	Strawberry Lakes Loop	185
79.	Crawfish Meadow	188
80.	Elkhorn Crest Trail	190
81.	Ninemile Ridge	194
82.	Wenaha River Trail	196
	Wallowa Mountains and Hells Canyon	199
83.	West Lostine River Loop	200
84.	Frances Lake	203
85.	Big Sheep Basin and Bonny Lakes	205
86.	Eagle Creek-West Eagle Loop	207
87.	Southeast Wallowas Loop	210
88.	Imnaha River Trail	214
89.	Somers Point	216
90.	Grand Hells Canyon Loop	219
91.	Summit Trail to Bear Mountain	223
	Southeastern Oregon	227
92.	Gearhart Mountain	228
93.	Crane Mountain	230
94.	Big Indian Gorge	231
95.	Wildhorse Lake	233
96.	Pike Creek Canyon	234
97.	Big Sand Gap	236
98.	Pueblo Mountain	238
99.	Lambert Rocks and Chalk Basin Loop	241
100.	Three Forks Trails	243
Appendix A	Land Management Agencies and Information Sources	247
Appendix B	Selected Conservation and Hiking Groups	251
	Index	252