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Olallie Mountain

  • Start date: 08/03/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 08/03/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This has always been one of my favorite moderate hikes however it has changed. Because of the 2018 Terwilliger Fire much of the hike now involves hiking through sections of burned forest. Also sometime in the last year the lookout itself was burned to the ground. This is still a great hike with excellent views and wildflower covered meadows that's relatively close to Eugene This involves about 23 miles total of driving on gravel road number 1993.

Participants will manage their own transportation. Obsidian protocols for social distancing will be observed on the hike/ride. Refer to main website page for information.

  • Event Leader: Steven Johnson

  • Event Leader Phone: +15415202470

  • Event Leader Email: stevenj7675@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: Behind McDonalds, 57th and Main in Springfield

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 115

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Face covering, water, lunch, mosquito repellent, and standard essentials

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 7.6

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1200

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Ten Obsidian's enjoyed a clear summer day by hiking to the summit of Olallie Mt only to find a trail and viewpoint that has vastly changed in the last couple of years. The 2018 Terwilliger Fire has scarred significant portions of the trail and summit including a giant fir tree along the trail that I always enjoyed visiting. Also sometime in the last year the old lookout burned leaving a pile of blackened timbers, melted glass, and rusted metal. While the viewpoint itself is still worthwhile for it's extensive views of the Cascades the now sun drenched trail has had an explosion of fireweed and beargrass unlike any I've ever seen in Oregon making this hike a very unique experience.