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Macduff Mountain

  • Start date: 06/28/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 06/28/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This will be the 86th anniversary of the placement of the brass plaque on Macduff Mt. commemorating Nelson Macduff, a former Obsidian and Forest Service supervisor. This is a very pleasant shaded hike with a good variety of wildflowers to a summit with a beautiful panoramic view of the Cascades. The 5 mile road to the trailhead is steep and rocky.

  • Event Leader: Steven Johnson

  • Event Leader Phone: +15415202470

  • Event Leader Email: stevenj7675@gmail.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

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

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 120

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch and water

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 4.5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1260

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

This hike was the 86th anniversary of the placing of a brass plaque on Macduff Mt to honor Nelson Macduff, a former forest service supervisor and Obsidian member. We used two pickups to get the six members up the steep and rocky road to the trailhead. The trail itself is a beautifully engineered trail up a steep ridge through a shaded forest floor covered with oxalis. All the hikers enjoyed the bountiful wildflowers at their peak and the great views of Sawtooth Ridge. The perfect weather allowed a clear view on the summit of the Oregon Cascades from Mt Hood to Diamond Peak.