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Obsidian Grand Tour

  • Start date: 07/27/2021

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 07/27/2021

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is one of my favorite hikes as it covers all the best viewpoints of the Obsidian area. We'll start at the Scott trailhead to follow Scott trail to Four-in-one Cone where we'll head to the top. From there we'll join the PCT and head South past Minnie Scott Springs for a water stop then on to Opie Dilldock Pass with a side trip to Collier Glacier viewpoint for a lunch stop. After lunch we'll continue on the PCT to Glacier Creek Spring where we'll again leave the trail to scramble up to Arrowhead Lake for another break and a refreshing swim. After our swim we'll head down to Sister Springs where we'll catch the PCT again, head past Obsidian Falls, then take the Obsidian Loop trail to the Obsidian trailhead. This is an all day hike so don't plan on getting home early. Some of us plan on stopping at Takoda's restaurant after the hike.

  • Event Leader: Johnson Steven

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

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

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 130

  • Season: 2021

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Lunch plus extra food for a long day, plenty of water or a filter, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, and standard essentials.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 18.5

  • Member Fees: 2

  • Elevation Gain: 2800

  • Non-Member Fees: 6

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Our group of 12 hiked this 18 ½ mile loop with overcast skies, a cool breeze, and an occasional short shower making this day a refreshing change from the previous month of hot weather. We made the usual stops for photos at Four-in-One Cone, Minnie Scott Springs, and Collier Glacier Viewpoint where we had lunch. We then continued our hike past Obsidian Cliffs followed by a short scramble up to Arrowhead Lake where most of us took a refreshing swim. We then hiked past Obsidian Falls and continued on the Obsidian trail back to our 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
2 Signed-Up Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N 2
3 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N 2
4 Signed-Up Gerdes, Marti 541-337-3659 N 2
5 Signed-Up Shapiro, Kate 541-999-0091 N 6
6 Signed-Up Young, Tommy 941-780-4156 N 2
7 Signed-Up Ruzicka, Angie 541-521-6840 N 2
8 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 2
9 Signed-Up Brown, Ben 214-930-6394 N 2
10 Signed-Up Romm, Rich 541-954-8824 N 2
11 Signed-Up Meriaho, Jorma 541-937-3083 N 2
12 Signed-Up Myers, Michael 541-579-4733 N 2
13 Signed-Up Boyles, Jody 541-285-0494 N 6
14 Signed-Up Fern, Jacquie 541-505-1724 N 2
15 Signed-Up Greer, Joel 281-701-0205 N 6
16 Signed-Up Greer, Esme 281-701-0206 N 6
17 Signed-Up Hoekstra, Arjen 458-245-0762 N 6
18 Signed-Up Wilson, Red 559-908-0028 N 6