Name: Cape Mountain
Start: 2022-06-26T00:00:00-07:00
End: 2022-06-26T23:59:59-07:00

Past Activity

Cape Mountain

Start date: 06/26/2022
Start time: 12:00 AM
End date: 06/26/2022
End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This an exploratory trip. I have hiked a 10 mile loop but intend to do less then this. We will take the trail to the top. We will also do a lower trail to a native dwelling that was rehabilitated in 1927. This is an area at the north end of Florence not hiked by Obsidian very often.

Event Leader: Jane Hackett
Event Leader Phone: 541-953-7046
Event Leader Email: hackett1575@comcast.net
Assistant Leader:
Event category: Trips
Area Type: Coastal
Departure Location: Eugene Target, W11th, parking lot closest to W11th
Rating: Moderate
Roundtrip total drive miles: 143
Season: 2022
Permits Required:
- NW Forest Pass
Event Status: Passed
Supplies and Equipment Required: Water, snacks, dress for conditions. Goldenage pass.
participant prerequisites:
Conditions:
Total Distance: 7.6
Member Fees: 1
Elevation Gain: 750
Non-Member Fees: 5
Committee: Trips
Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

66 degrees on the coast makes for great hiking weather. Cape Mt, not frequently hiked made for an interesting hike as the group decided what trails to take and made a few discoveries. I checked this hike last fall, wonderful loop with great views but lots of ticks. Taking a chance by eliminating the area I thought where the ticks came from which eliminated the great views. Strange name for some of the trails, Scurvy Ridge, who got scurvy? We hiked on to the Indian shelter or what is left of it. It was rehabbed in 1927 by a Boy Scout troop. It needs a 21st century Boy Scout troop to rehab it for the next ninety years. We found Berry Creek campground for lunch. It is an equestrian campground but clean quite and empty except for one lone camper. No water but does have bucks. From here you lose all the elevation gained to the bottom of the canyon where you wade Berry Creek and the regain a good part of that elevation until you arrive at a junction where you have 3 choices. Go right to the great views and the ticks. Lymes disease weights heavily on everyone’s mind. Go left to the top of Cape Mt, to much elevation the leader is tired. The middle road back to cars. No escaping the elevation gain over a 2 mile stretch. The trails after lunch still has tall grassy edges and over hanging branches leader worries about ticks all the way back to cars. After a check no ticks found. Maybe the ticks are a fall thing. Talked with a few hikers from the area who hike the area frequently they have never seen a tick from these trails. A mystery. Everyone had a great time enjoying the plant varieties, the views both east and west and finding new trails that you can hike year around.