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.
Activity Notes
No, the other Rooster Rock, the one down by Mollala. If we get the weather it's a lovely ridge hike that ends at a feature called Chicken Rock. Given the date anything could happen weatherwise, but I'll make the determination whether to proceed or not when the time comes. Be prepared to bring what you need for the season and conditions.
| Other Information | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
