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Macduff Mountain

  • Start date: 07/29/2021

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/29/2021

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This hike was rescheduled from June 28th which was cancelled because of the heat wave.
This year will be the 90th anniversary of the placing of a brass plaque on Macduff Mt to honor Nelson Macduff, a former forest service supervisor and Obsidian member. This year I'll be doing the shorter route to the summit from road 411. The trail is a beautifully engineered trail up a steep ridge through a well shaded forest with bountiful wildflowers, great views of Sawtooth Ridge, and a clear view from the summit of the Oregon Cascades from Mt Hood to Diamond Peak. It is a rough and steep gravel road to the trailhead that is not suitable for low clearance vehicles. If you don’t know Macduff’s location, see the June 2021 Bulletin.

  • Event Leader: Johnson Steven

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

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

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 130

  • Season: 2021

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch, water, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, and standard essentials.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 4.5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1200

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

This is a good hike for a hot day as it's almost completely in the shade. It normally has a nice wildflower display but we hiked it later this year on account of the heatwave. The views from the top were mostly clear although a bit smoky. We ended the hike with some of Janet's homemade apple crisp during a short but pleasant rain shower.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N 1
2 Signed-Up van Winkle, Dorothy 541-485-7416 N 1
3 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N 1
4 Signed-Up Young, Tommy 941-780-4156 N 1
5 Signed-Up Rolfe, Jorry 541-206-9501 N 1
6 Signed-Up Brown, Ben 214-930-6394 N 1
7 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 1
8 Signed-Up Gerdes, Marti 541-337-3659 N 1
9 Signed-Up Boyles, Jody 541-285-0494 N 5
10 Signed-Up Randall, Kathy 541-844-5916 N 5
11 Signed-Up Wheat, Diana 541-335-1319 N 1
12 Signed-Up Calhoun, Susan 541-521-1597 N 5
13 Signed-Up Winiarski, Larry 503-380-2235 N 5