Name: Brice Creek
Start: 2017-06-15T00:00:00-07:00
End: 2017-06-15T23:59:59-07:00

Past Activity

Canceled: Brice Creek

Start date: 06/15/2017
Start time: 12:00 AM
End date: 06/15/2017
End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

The hike begins at the Cedar Creek Campground along Brice Creek. The trail follows Brice Creek for 4 miles to the upper trailhead near Champion Creek. The spring run off should make for dramatic water features along the way. A lunch spot will be found on the return trip. At this time trestle falls is closed but if it opens by June 15th there is a possibility we can continue to the falls depending on interest.

Event Leader: Lyndell Wilken
Event Leader Phone: 541-343-3080
Event Leader Email: lyndellwilken@gmail.com
Assistant Leader:
Event category: Trips
Area Type: Mountain
Departure Location: Amazon Park, 28th & Hilyard entrance parking lot
Rating: Moderate
Roundtrip total drive miles: 90
Season: 2017
Permits Required:
- NW Forest Pass
Event Status: Passed
Supplies and Equipment Required: 10 Essentials, rain gear, hat, extra layers, hiking shoes, lunch, snacks and water.
participant prerequisites:
Conditions:
Total Distance: 8
Member Fees: 1
Elevation Gain: 600
Non-Member Fees: 5
Committee: Trips
Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Eleven hearty Obsidian's met on a rainy morning to head to the Brice Creek Trailhead for an 8 mile trek along the beautiful green waters of Brice Creek. The group was rewarded with new lush vegetation and the ambiance of old growth on a misty northwest day. Pictures were taken of the rocky waterfalls and Maiden Hair ferns. Evidence of gold mining from the late 1800's could be seen along the way. Current mining claims could be identified by signs posted on trees near the creek. After lunch, part of the group followed a side trail to Lower Trestle Creek Falls. Mike Smith shared that the falls are named after a railroad trestle that spanned the area in the boom years of logging. Rain subsided for most of the hike leaving everyone pleased that they had made the trip.