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Canceled: Blue Horizon @ Cape Mtn.

  • Start date: 01/21/2024

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 01/21/2024

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Blue Horizon, the name on the map. The trail head is at Horse Creek campground just north of Florence. I hiked the first half of this trail while camping at the campground this last fall. The part I did not hike is exploratory. This trail wanders through a Sitka forest where you catch glimpses of the ocean and can hear the waves crash. The bit of trail I did not do leads around a butte and comes back to original trail. The group will have options, on the way back we can stop at Dry Lake trailhead and make the climb to the top of Cape Mt, about 700 ft elevation gain or go back into Florence and get a late lunch or early dinner. The road just past the horse corrals is where we turn off from 101 and about 7 miles on gravel road to campground. The worst of this road is some potholes that can be avoided.

  • Event Leader: Hackett Jane

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Coastal

  • Departure Location: Eugene Target, W11th, parking lot closest to W11th

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 130

  • Season: 2024

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Water, snacks and Goldenage pass. Dress for the weather. There is a good vault toilet at the campground where you could change cloths if we get wet.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 150

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

This was a very good winter coast hike. We managed to start an end hike without much rain. We did have drippy trees and a little fog. The wind was high in the trees and not much of a problem. The trail was well maintained and soft under foot. We did not have many ocean views but did identify the places where we would have if the weather was better. We completed the hike around 2 and went to Homegrown in Florence for a late lunch. The drive back was rain all the way. Highway 126 is clear of trees and debris.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 10
  • Number of spots available: 2
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Hackett, Jane 541-953-7046 N —
2 Signed-Up Emlen, Clara 541-746-2181 N —
3 Signed-Up Temple, Mitch 541-868-7252 N —
4 Signed-Up Gill, Sandy 717-357-1837 N —
5 Signed-Up Sorrell, Lis 541-954-2772 N —
6 Signed-Up Larsen, Sandra 541-687-2589 N —
7 Signed-Up Loupe, Alex 951-867-1409 N 5
8 Signed-Up Sigrist, Sandra 916-612-5517 N —