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Martin Lake

  • Start date: 07/15/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/15/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is a loop hike that is shown in Sullivan's 2020 Central Cascades book under Three Fingered Jack. It heads north from the Santiam Pass PCT trailhead before leaving the maintained trail to hike past Martin lake then joining the Old Summit trail 4014 to hike south past Booth lake then Square Lake where it then heads back west to our parking area. Almost all of this hike is within the 2003 B & B Fire so you'll get lots of sun but also great views. I've rated this hike difficult as the 1 mile off trail section is a very steep scramble through a forest. If the day's hot enough we'll have a refreshing swim at Square lake. I suspect that some of our group will stop at Takoda's in Rainbow after the hike.

  • Event Leader: Johnson Steven

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type:

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

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 155

  • Season: 2023

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch, Water, Sunscreen, Mosquito Repellent, Water Shoes, and ten essentials.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 9.5

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 1500

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

I've always enjoyed this hike in past years because it's lack of trees gives it great views and bountiful wildflowers however this year the hike fell on one of the year's hottest days making the rare surviving tree along our route a welcome stop for some shade. We had our lunch at Martin Lake where two of our group went for a swim. After Martin we hiked three miles of a very hot Old Summit trail before arriving at Square Lake where we had another refreshing swim before finishing our loop hike back to the Santiam trailhead.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N —
2 Signed-Up Cuevas, Lorraine 509-904-5222 N —
3 Signed-Up Fern, Jacquie 541-505-1724 N —
4 Signed-Up Chan, Annie 541-223-2018 N —
5 Signed-Up Sigrist, Sandra 916-612-5517 N —
6 Signed-Up Gerdes, Marti 541-337-3659 N —
7 Signed-Up Rippa, Gary 541-337-3659 N 5
8 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N —
9 Signed-Up Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N —
10 Signed-Up Yoerger, Karen 541-510-2832 N —
11 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N —
12 Signed-Up van Winkle, Dorothy 541-485-7416 N —
13 Signed-Up Repp, Diane 808-960-9591 N —
14 Signed-Up Eriksen, Robert 503-964-2398 N —
15 Signed-Up Orsi, Barbara 541-515-9665 N —
16 Signed-Up Hoekstra, Arjen 458-245-0762 N 5
17 Signed-Up Agrue, Brooke 847-732-5984 N —
18 Signed-Up Heidelberg, Michael 503-970-4783 N —
19 Signed-Up Godfrey, Kent 509-592-5364 N —