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Macduff Mountain

  • Start date: 06/28/2024

  • Start time: 9:00 AM

Description:

This year will be the 93nd anniversary of the placing of a brass plaque on Macduff Mt to honor Nelson Macduff, a former forest service supervisor and Obsidian member. I'll be hiking to the summit from road 411, a steep rough road not suitable for low clearance vehicles. The trail is a well engineered route up a steep ridge through a well shaded forest with some great wildflowers and rhododendrons. From the summit we'll hopefully have a clear view of the Cascades and the McKenzie River Valley. Some of our group may stop at Takoda's after the hike.

Photo by: Steve Johnson

  • Event Leader: Steven Johnson

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-520-2470

  • 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: 100

  • Season: 2024

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Water, lunch, and 10 essentials

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 5

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 1200

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The hike up Macduff Mtn was for the 93rd anniversary of the placing of the plaque to honor Nelson Macduff, a former Forest Service supervisor and Obsidian member. The day turned out to be an exceptional day for a hike. The trail to the summit is through a well-shaded forest carpeted green with oxalis and ferns, plus plenty of blooming rhododendrens. The hilltop meadow on the summit was covered with a spectacular variety of wildflowers, and clear skies allowed for great views of the Cascade mountains and McKenzie River valley.

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