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Drive 10.8 miles to a high open saddle and park in the pullout on the left side of the road opposite the sign for the Boeing Field Trail #820A. | Drive 10.8 miles to a high open saddle and park in the pullout on the left side of the road opposite the sign for the Boeing Field Trail #820A. | ||
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| + | <b>Alternate route about the same distance and difficulty:</b> | ||
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| + | Take Highway 26 through Prineville 46 miles to Mitchell. | ||
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| + | Continue on Highway 26 13 miles to FR 12, and turn right. | ||
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| + | Take FR 12 8 miles to FR 1250, and turn left. | ||
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| + | Take FR 1250 4 miles to FR 38, and turn left. | ||
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| + | Take FR 38 5 miles to FR 5810, and turn right. | ||
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| + | Take FR 5810 1 mile to Boeing Field Trailhead. | ||
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| + | * The first 5 miles of FR 12 is paved. Then it becomes gravel. The last few miles of FR 38 and FR 5810 are worse, with potholes and washboarding. It's possible with a regular passenger vehicle but go slowly. | ||
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=== Contributors === | === Contributors === | ||
* [[User:bobcat|bobcat]] (creator) | * [[User:bobcat|bobcat]] (creator) | ||
| + | * [[User:retiredjerry]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:20, 11 June 2018
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 44.3427, -119.7313
- Elevation: 5905 feet
- Driving Time: 110 minutes from Prineville
Contents |
Hikes starting here
- Black Canyon from Boeing Field Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
Fees and regulations
- Optional trail registration
- Expect downed trees; trails indistinct in a couple of places
Driving Directions
From Prineville:
From the intersection of Highway 26 and Main Street in the middle of Prineville, turn right (south) onto Main Street (Highway 27) and drive 0.6 miles.
Then make a left onto S.E. Lynn Boulevard, and proceed 1.0 miles.
Turn right onto Combs Flat Road, which becomes the Paulina Highway (Road 380). Follow this road for 54.5 miles along the Crooked River into Paulina.
Continue east on Paulina-Suplee Road for 3.6 miles before bearing left on Beaver Creek Road, which becomes FR 42.
Go 7.4 miles, and then turn right onto FR 58 for the Sugar Creek Campground and Rager Ranger Station.
Go 1.3 miles, and turn left onto FR 5810 for the Boeing Field Trailhead.
Drive 10.8 miles to a high open saddle and park in the pullout on the left side of the road opposite the sign for the Boeing Field Trail #820A.
Alternate route about the same distance and difficulty:
Take Highway 26 through Prineville 46 miles to Mitchell.
Continue on Highway 26 13 miles to FR 12, and turn right.
Take FR 12 8 miles to FR 1250, and turn left.
Take FR 1250 4 miles to FR 38, and turn left.
Take FR 38 5 miles to FR 5810, and turn right.
Take FR 5810 1 mile to Boeing Field Trailhead.
- The first 5 miles of FR 12 is paved. Then it becomes gravel. The last few miles of FR 38 and FR 5810 are worse, with potholes and washboarding. It's possible with a regular passenger vehicle but go slowly.
Contributors
- bobcat (creator)
- User:retiredjerry