Backpacking Oregon: From Rugged Coastline to Mountain Meadow »

In Oregon, backpackers can hike wild beaches, enjoy colorful desert canyonlands, walk amid stunning granite peaks, relax in wildflower meadows, and circle glacier-clad mountains. Award-winning guidebook author and longtime Oregon resident Douglas Lorain details 30 spectacular backpacking trips in Backpacking Oregon. Lasting from three days to two weeks, these carefully crafted itineraries offer geographic diversity, beautiful scenery, and reasonable daily mileage goals. This in-depth guide provides all the information backpackers will need to access the Oregon backcountry, including the Oregon Coast, Columbia Gorge, High Cascades, Hells Canyon, and the Klamath, Siskiyou, Blue, and Wallowa mountains. A detailed trail map and photographs accompany each trip.

Overview Map of Featured Trips     vi
Trail Map Legend     vi
Featured Trips Summary Chart     ix
Preface     x
A Word About Horses     xi
A Word About the Second Edition     xiii
Introduction     1
How to Use This Guide     2
Safety Notice     5
General Tips on Backpacking in Oregon     7
Wild Areas of Oregon     11
Oregon Coast     11
Klamath and Siskiyou Mountains     12
Columbia River Gorge     13
Western "Old" Cascades     13
High Cascades     14
Blue Mountains     15
Wallowa Mountains     15
Hells Canyon     15
Mountains of Southeast Oregon     17
Owyhee Country     18
Featured Trips     21
Oregon Coast
Oregon Coast-Seaside to Manzanita     23
Oregon Coast-Bandon to Port Orford     29
Klamath and Siskiyou Mountains
Rogue River Trail     35
Siskiyou-Boundary Trail     41
Columbia River Gorge
Columbia River Gorge Loop     49
Western "Old" Cascades
Bull of the Woods Loop     57
HighCascades-North
Timberline Trail Loop     63
Mount Jefferson Wilderness Traverse     71
Three Sisters Loop     79
Separation Creek Loop     87
Mink Lake Area     93
High Cascades-South
Diamond Peak Loop     99
North Umpqua-Mount Thielsen Trails     105
Sky Lakes Traverse     117
Blue Mountains
Strawberry Mountains Traverse     123
Elkhorn Crest Trail     131
Wenaha River Trail     137
Wallowa Mountains
Minam River Loop     143
Bear Creek Loop     151
Lostine-Minam Loop     159
Wallowa River Loop     165
Southern Wallowas Traverse     171
East Eagle-Imnaha Loop     179
Hells Canyon
Hells Canyon Western Rim "Summit" Trail     185
Snake River Trail     196
Hells Canyon Bench "High" Trail     205
Southeast Oregon Mountains
Steens Mountain Gorges Loop     215
Desert Trail-Pueblo Mountains     221
Owyhee Country
Honeycombs Loop     227
Other Backpacking Options     233
Index     247
About the Author     257