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Rooster Rock

  • Start date: 10/03/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 10/03/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Departs from: Springfield, Winco Parking lot, I-105/Mohawk. 1920 Olympic Street, Springfield. This gives us easy access to get on I-105, take Mohawk exit to Marcola, Mohawk Valley and to Sweet Home. It is another 21 miles on Highway 20 to the Trout Creek Trailhead and the Menagerie Wilderness (established1984). As of now we will meet Paul east of Sweet Home, at a rest area—also a bathroom stop— across from Point Restaurant, 6305 Highway 20. It will be a moderate steady pace for the uphill hike. It would be like hiking Mt. Pisgah twice with few stops. From the junction with the old climbers' trail, it climbs 750' in the last half mile. We'll follow Obsidians social distancing guidelines, and participants will arrange their own transportation. The leader hiked the trail last Friday and spent time cleaning the blowdown. Please call Paul if questions or email Janet.

  • Event Leader: Winther Paul

  • Assistant Leader: Jacobsen Janet

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 120

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: lunch, appropriate layered clothing, Face Covering

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6.6

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 2300

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

I met Janet at Shea Viewpoint overlooking Foster Dam to drive to the Trout Creek Trailhead 18 miles east of Sweet Home. We started hiking at 9:30 and soon we were busy brushing the trail as we kept a steady pace to the top. We had the trail to ourselves except for a few hikers on top. A climber from Mill City and I checked out the rope and anchors before starting down. Another day for that perhaps. It was a beautiful and very warm day for a fall hike.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 8
  • Number of spots available: 6
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 1
2 Signed-Up Winther, Paul 541-666-9956 N 1