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North Butte Explora

  • Start date: 02/06/2021

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 02/06/2021

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

30% of the hike is on local asphalt roads. Rest of hike is on excellent maintained forest road and trail.
Good weather will guarantee GREAT views to Foster Reservoir and Sweet Home.
➯ Obsidian protocols for social distancing will be observed on the hike. Refer to main website page for full information. Participants will manage their own transportation.

  • Event Leader: Darko Sojak

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-799-9199

  • Event Leader Email: darchey@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 91

  • Season: 2021

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Dress in layers, wind jacket, food, hydration, face covering.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 7.43

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 870

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

It was cloudy 45°F when we arrived at Shea lookout, just five miles east of Sweet Home.
Our fast group hiked along the southwest shore of the Foster Reservoir, crossed the dam, and then took the Marks Ridge Drive gravel road. From the top of Marks Ridge, we used the old logging roads to reach the top of the cold North Butte at 11:50 AM. After a short lunch, our happy group went down the same path. Everyone enjoyed today’s exploratory hike. Many thanks to Kathy Randall and Gwyneth Iredale for picking up the trash along Marks Ridge Drive.