Leave from the Rite Aid parking lot on Ashland Street at 9:00 AM unless otherwise indicated. Bring water, lunch, hat, sunscreen and rain gear as appropriate. TH = trailhead; EDT = estimated drive time; PCT = Pacific Crest Trail; DIM = Dead Indian Memorial Highway. 100 Hikes = 100 Hikes in Southern Oregon, Second Edition. Hike leader:Francie Skinner, 541-840-4042
Website: https://ashlandhiking.org
August 6: Kangaroo and Bull Lakes Leave at 8:00 AM
TH: Head South on I-5 to exit 766 (Gazelle). Turn left (south) on Highway 99 for 7 miles to Gazelle. Turn Right in Gazelle onto the Gazelle Callahan Highway. Drive 18 miles to a left turn for Kangaroo Lake (clearly marked) on Rail Creek Road. The TH parking for Fen Trail is on the left in 6.8 miles, just before the main Kangaroo Lake Parking. The TH is just across the Road. EDT: 1:35. Description: Climb to the saddle beyond Kangaroo Lake and down a short distance to the PCT. Turn left on the PCT and follow it all the way to Bull Lake. Overlooks include entire marble mountains, Trinity Alps and Siskiyou mountains as well as Kangaroo Lake, Robber Meadows, Bull Lake, Shasta and Mount Eddy. Destination Elevation: 7,080 feet. Distance: 8 miles; Elevation Gain :1,200 feet. Total Ascent: 1,400 feet. Optional descent to Bull Lake adds 1 mile and roughly 300 feet of ascent. Weather forecast. RT mileage: 150 miles.
August 13: Wildcat Hills Trail along the PCT Leave at 8am
Hike leader: Barry
This is a new out and back hike suggested by Scott that follows a chunk of the PCT near Hyatt Reservoir.
TH: Head up Highway 66 for 17 miles to the Green Springs Inn, take a left onto East Hyatt Lake Road for about 3 miles and park where the PCT crosses the road. Follow the PCT north for about 4 miles, then take a brief jog up to the left to Wildcat Hills. Destination Elevation: 5,586 feet RT Distance: 8.4 miles. Elevation Gain: 500 feet. Total Ascent: 822 feet. Weather Forecast RT Mileage: 45 miles.
Auguat 20: Tipsoo Paak (new hike) 100 Hikes Fourth Edition P13. Leave at 7:45 AM
"The #1472 starts up a series of wide switchbacks traversing through a forest of widely-spaced mountain hemlocks and true firs with little ground vegetation. After about a mile, the trail enters Mount Thielsen Wilderness. At about 2.5 miles from the trailhead, the trail breaks into more open ground with meadows and stunted trees, then climbs gently into open dry meadows. You'll have your first views of Mount Thielsen too south from here. The final 300 feet to the top is an easy second-class scramble along a narrow rocky ridge of dark maroon volcanic rock. Views from the top are spectacular and include Diamond Peak, Miller and Maidu Lakes, Mount Bailey, Howlock Mountain, Mount Thielsen, and other Cascade peaks to the north and south”. EDT: 2 hours 10 minute Directions: Take I-5N to exit 30 to Highway 62. Drive almost 55 miles, continue on Highway 230 for 23.8 miles. Turn Left on Highway 138 drive 7.9 miles. Turn right on NF-4793 After 1.7 miles continue straight onto Wits End Road for 3.2 miles. The last half mile can be bumpy.Distance: 6.2 miles, Elevation gain: 1,784 Weather Forecast: RT mileave: 220 miles
Wednesday August 27 Hike Canceled due to multiple fires
August 27: Mount Bailey Lower TH 100 Hikes Fourth Edition #17 page 72 Leave at 8:00 AM.
The trail starts out flat under a canopy of lodgepole pine. The trail will then guide us through airy stands of fir and mountain hemlock. We will reach the tree line roughly 1 mile from the summit of Mt. Bailey. The next portion of the trail is quite steep and rugged with scree. We will stop at the rock window for photos with Diamond Lake and Mount Thielsen in the background. Then finish our ascent to the summit of Mount Bailey. Distance: 9.8 miles Elevation gain: 3,130'. EDT 1:52. TH: Take I-5N to exit 30 to Highway 62. Drive almost 55 miles, continue on Highway 230 for 23.6 miles Turn left onto NF-6592 for 0.7 mile. Turn Left onto NF-4795 for 1.8 miles. Turn Left NF-300 for 0.4 miles Destination on the left. Weather Forecast: https://forecast.weather. RT Mileage: 200 miles.