Mazamas — For the Love of Mountains
From Oregon Hikers: If you're looking for solitude on a lightly traveled trail, try this ridge hike along the southern rim of the Table Rock Wilderness. The hike rises relentlessly through coniferous forest blooming with rhododendrons in June/July until you begin to undulate along a ridge crest that offers xeric meadows and vistas south to the Three Sisters. The destination is Chicken Rock, a gravely summit just west of the volcanic plug of Rooster Rock. This is a great wildflower hike through mid-summer and it is unlikely that you will meet anyone on a trail that served Native Americans trekking to huckleberry fields and then settlers heading from the Valley to Bagby Hot Springs.
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| Driving Distance from Portland | 42 miles |
| Driving Time from Portland | 1 hours |
| Distance - Round Trip | 11 miles |
| Expected Duration | Car to car in one day |
| Relevant Books | Oregon's Wilderness Areas by George Wuerthner |
| Relevant Maps | Table Rock Wilderness |
