BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF ON ANY HIKE:
DON'T depend on these notes alone for a hike! Always STOP by the Ranger Station
and ASK about the specific trail as to conditions and exactly HOW to find it.
Tell them WHERE you are going and WHEN you will return. If you are in such a
BIG hurry, then leave a note at the trailhead. If you are in too much of a hurry to
do that, then you should GO HOME and watch television, not hike, not camp, not
ride, not out here on the...
Statistics:
Length: 2.8 miles
Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult
Topographical Map: Cascadia
Elevation: 1,300 - 3,567 feet
Features: Hiking Trail within Wilderness; Hikers Permitted on Trail;
Scenic View/Vista point.
Description:
This enjoyable, smoothly graded trail takes you through a 100-year-old
fire-generated forest. Note: After heavy winds or rain, the trail may
have windfall branches and wet spots. The rocky top of Rooster Rock
comes into view as you ascend. One half mile from the top, the trail
joins Rooster Rock Trail, and continues to the base of Rooster Rock.
To get there:
From Sweet Home, travel east on Highway 20 for 19.8 miles. Trailhead
is on the left, across the highway from, and east of the entrance to
Trout Creek Campground.
Statistics:
Length: 0.25 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Topographical Map: Cascadia
Elevation: 1,300 - 1,400 feet
Features: Hiking Trail; Barrier-Free Trail; Watchable Wildlife;
Interpretive Trail; Scenic View/Vista point.
Description:
If you are looking for a panoramic view of the lower canyon, or want
to warm up before trekking to Rooster Rock, check out this trail.
From the Highway 20 trail head parking area, the trail crosses Trout
Creek and ends at two viewing platforms. The first platform provides a
view of the Walton Ranch site and wildlife habitat area. The second
platform provides a better view of the west end of the meadow, where
elk concentrate during winter months. Both trail and viewing platforms
are designed to be wheelchair accessible, with a fine graveled surface
on the parking lot and trail.
To get there:
From Sweet Home, travel east on Highway 20 for 19.8 miles to the
Trout Creek trailhead on the left just past the entrance to
Trout Creek Campground. Walton Ranch Trail begins next to
Trout Creek Trail.
Statistics:
Length: 0.35 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Topographical Map: Cascadia
Elevation: 1,400 feet
Features: Hiking Trail; Barrier-Free Trail; Interpretive Trail;
Fishing platform.
Description:
Nestled along the South Santiam river, within Yukwah Campground,
this wheelchair-accessible rail provides you with the opportunity
to interact with and learn about riverine ecologies and Native
American life along the river. The trail, surfaced with gravel,
accesses one of the district's fishing platforms.
To get there:
From Sweet Home, travel east on Highway 20 for 20.3 miles to the
Yukwah Campground. Parking is provided at former campsite #9 of
the campground.
Statistics:
Length: 2.1 miles
Difficulty: Moderate/Difficult
Topographical Map: Cascadia
Elevation: 1,300 - 3,567 feet
Features: Trail Within Wilderness; Hiking Trail; Scenic View/Vista point.
Description:
The trail climbs slowly for 0.9 miles, then rises steeply to
Rooster Rock, an enormous pillar of andesite and basalt,
popular with rock climbers. If you are an adventurous
climber, the wooden remains of a Forest Service lookout,
abandoned in 1963, can be found by scrambling to the top.
To get there:
From Sweet Home, travel east on Highway 20 for 22.3 miles
and park in the area next to the state highway cinder stockpile.
The trailhead is located 50 yards back down the highway.
Statistics:
Length: 0.7 mile loop
Difficulty: Easy
Topographical Map: Cascadia
Elevation: 1,680 - 2,000 feet
Features: Hiking Trail; Scenic View/Vista point.
Description:
The routines of daily life seem to melt away as you walk through
this peaceful old-growth Douglas fir and hemlock forest. Part of
the trail follows the old Santiam Wagon
Road, an historic travel route over the Cascades from the Willamette
Valley to the high plains of the east. House Rock Falls,
40 feet high, is a spectacular sight in the spring. On your way to
the falls, you will also discover a huge overhanging boulder that
once sheltered travelers along the river...
To get there:
From Sweet Home, travel east on Highway 20 for 25.3 miles, then
turn right on Forest Service Road # 2044 (Latiwi Creek Road,
formerly Squaw Creek Road).
Continue 0.5 mile and turn sharply right (NOT recommended for
longer vehicles and trailers) at
House Rock
Campground entrance road. Park in the area on the right just
before the bridge over Sheep Creek. The trailhead is through the
day use area...
HELP: If you have personal knowledge of any of these trails and find the
information here to be wrong or inaccurate, please email me as soon
as possible so that I may correct it. Please note date of
observance and general trail condition. Thanks!
DISCLAIMER: I would not bet my life on the accuracy of this information,
even though I did try to make it as accurate as possible. So, I'd appreciate
it if you would drop me a note about any excesses, errors, or omissions. Thanks!
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