Central Oregon Hikes
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
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Bull of the Woods Wilderness Area
Bagby Area | |||||
Bagby Hot Springs Hike | Easy | 3.4 | 200 | Popular trail to developed natural hot springs |
Pansy Lake Area | |||||
Pansy Lake Hike | Easy | 2.4 | 500 | Family friendly hike to pretty wilderness lake | |
Bull of the Woods from Pansy Lake Hike | Easy | 7.1 | 2000 | Hike to a fire lookout |
Elk Lake Creek Area | |||||
Elk Lake Creek Hike | Easy | 4.4 | 300 | Great short hike featuring waterfalls in an old-growth forest | |
Battle Creek Shelter Hike | Moderate | 9.8 | 400 | Challenging hike next a stunning green stream | |
Elk Lake Hike | Difficult | 17.4 | 1300 | Excellent backpacking trip through the Bull of the Woods Wilderness Area |
North Santiam Drainage
Hike | Difficulty | Distance | Elevation Change | Notes |
Silver Falls Area | |||||
Maple Ridge Loop Hike | Easy | 2.6 | 400 | Shortest loop in the park visits two major waterfalls | |
North Falls Hike | Easy | 0.8 | 90 | Staircase down to view a huge waterfall | |
Silver Falls Lower Loop Hike | Moderate | 4.6 | 670 | Eight waterfalls in less than five miles | |
Silver Falls Upper Loop Hike | Moderate | 3.0 | 290 | See the rest of the waterfalls | |
South Falls Loop Hike | Easy | 0.9 | 280 | Quick hike to the most popular waterfall in the park | |
Trail of Ten Falls Loop Hike | Moderate | 7.8 | 870 | See all ten of the waterfalls in the park |
Mill City Area | |||||
August Mountain Loop Hike | Moderate | 5.0 | 540 | An interesting hike to three waterfalls with a lot of varied scenery in between | |
Shellburg Falls Hike | Moderate | 2.8 | 410 | Flat hike to a waterfall resembling North Falls | |
Stasel Falls Hike | Moderate | 3.2 | 370 | Easy approach to the top of a serious waterfall | |
Natural Arch Hike | Moderate | 1.0 | 300 | Quick steep hike down to a rock arch above Detroit Lake |
Scotts Mills Area | |||||
Abiqua Falls Hike | Moderate | 1.0 | 180 | A short steep hike to the base of an impressive waterfall. | |
Butte Creek Falls Loop Hike | Easy | 1.1 | 320 | An easy loop to two beautiful waterfalls. |
Opal Creek Wilderness Area
Hike | Difficulty | Distance | Elevation Change | Notes |
Little North Fork Area | |||||
Little North Fork Hike | Moderate | 9.0 | 400 | Rolling riverside hike along an enchanting river | |
Henline Falls Hike | Easy | 1.8 | 200 | Short hike to beautiful waterfall, abandoned mine shaft | |
Opal Lake Hike | Easy | 0.8 | 400 | Easy hike downhill to small lake |
Opal Creek Area | |||||
Jawbone Flats Hike | Moderate | 6.2 | 200 | Hike a closed road to a historic mining town | |
Cedar Flats Hike | Moderate | 10.5 | 400 | Hike through an old mining town to an ancient grove of cedars | |
Whetstone Mountain Hike | Difficult | 10.0 | 3000 | Long climb from Opal Creek trailhead to top of Whetstone Mountain |
Detroit Area
Hike | Difficulty | Distance | Elevation Change | Notes |
Detroit Area | |||||
Gold Butte Lookout Hike | Easy | 3.2 | 800 | Short walk up to a rental lookout with great views | |
Stahlman Point Hike | Moderate | 5.0 | 1300 | Forested trip to a former lookout site above Detroit Lake | |
Tumble Lake Hike | Moderate | 4.0 | 1100 | Drop down into a high valley where a waterfall tumbles out of a lake | |
Bachelor Mountain Hike | Moderate | 3.8 | 1100 | Open traverse to a former lookout site gives spectacular views into Mt Jefferson Wilderness |
Olallie Lake Scenic Area
Hike | Difficulty | Distance | Elevation Change | Notes |
Olallie Lake Area | |||||
Potato Butte Hike | Moderate | 7.2 | 1700 | Pass several lakes on the way to a scenic viewpoint | |
Olallie Lake Hike | Easy | 5.0 | 100 | Placeholder | |
Monon Lake Hike | Easy | 3.0 | 100 | Placeholder |
Breitenbush Cascades Area | |||||
Breitenbush Cascades Hike | Easy | 0.4 | 200 | Incredible waterfall and great views of Mount Jefferson |
Nearby | |||||
Hawk Mountain Lookout Hike | Easy | 4.0 | 600 | Hike to a restored lookout cabin with great views of Mt Jefferson |
Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area
Hike | Difficulty | Distance | Elevation Change | Notes |
Jefferson Park Area | |||||
Jefferson Park Ridge Hike | Moderate | 7.5 | 1500 | Gorgeous hike to spectacular viewpoint, alpine wonderland | |
Jefferson Park via Park Ridge Hike | Moderate | 11.2 | 2500 | Hike over an alpine ridge to beautiful Jefferson Park | |
Jefferson Park from Whitewater Trailhead | Moderate | 11.0 | 1800 | Shorter and easier hike to lakes in Jefferson Park | |
Jefferson Park from South Breitenbush Trailhead | Difficult | 13.0 | 2900 | Most difficult approach to Jefferson Park |
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Square Lake Hike | Easy | 4.4 | 200 | Short, easy, kid friendly hike through burt forest to a lake with a distant view of Three Fingered Jack
South Santiam Drainage
Santiam Pass
Three Sisters Area
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