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Sawtooth trail to Mt. Hardesty

  • Start date: 05/15/2021

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/15/2021

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is an out-and-back hike which meanders along a wooded ridge on the border of the Willamette and Umpqua National Forests. There are views along the trail near Sawtooth Rock, mainly to the south. The summit of Mt. Hardesty is overgrown with trees, but there are limited keyhole views of the Sisters. Although there is only about a 550 foot elevation gain between the lowest and highest points of the hike, there is a great deal of up-and-down which produces a cumulative elevation gain of about 2550 feet, making this hike more difficult than it first appears. We will begin our hike at Mt. June trail #1400, then continue east along Sawtooth trail #1401, bypassing the summit of Mt. June and passing Sawtooth Rock on our way to Hardesty trail #3459. We'll hike to the summit of Hardesty Mountain, then return the way we came.

Note to drivers: the last 7 miles is gravel with potholes in places. It is navigable in a regular car, but requires careful weaving and slow driving.

  • Event Leader: Greer Joel

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: Amazon Park, 28th & Hilyard entrance parking lot

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 68

  • Season: 2021

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Face covering, Covid protocols will be followed, water, snacks, 10 essentials.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 8.4

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 2550

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We enjoyed warm, sunny weather for the hike from just west of Mount June to the summit of Hardesty Mountain via Sawtooth Ridge. Fairy slipper orchids were plentiful, and we also saw Indian paintbrush, flowering currant, chocolate lily, trillium, a few monkey flowers, and several other flowers that we couldn't identify. We took a break next to Sawtooth Rock and ate lunch at the summit of Hardesty Mountain. The flat rocks and concrete pillars from the long-gone fire lookout provided comfortable seating for lunch. Along the way out and back, we had views of Mount June, Bohemia Mountain, Lookout Point Reservoir, Mt. Jefferson, Three Fingered Jack, and the Three Sisters. Eleven Obsidian hikers enjoyed the up-and-down elevation profile of this hike, and it was a good workout.

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 Greer, Joel 281-701-0205 N 5
2 Signed-Up Greer, Esme 281-701-0206 N 5
3 Signed-Up Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N 1
4 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N 1
5 Signed-Up Dinn, James 713-557-2682 N 1
6 Signed-Up Rolfe, Jorry 541-206-9501 N 1
7 Signed-Up Sinnott, Randy 541-915-0234 N 1
8 Signed-Up Krentz, Holger 541-868-7792 N 1
9 Signed-Up Anselmo, Jan 541-236-5020 N 1
10 Signed-Up Moll, Jessica 510-459-5178 N 5
11 Signed-Up Dinn, Diana 281-450-4080 N 1
12 Signed-Up Gould, Whitney 510-368-8941 N 1
13 Signed-Up Grant, Elizabeth 541-514-1176 N 1
14 Signed-Up Fleck, Mike 541-942-7302 N 1