Oregon Hikers

Start: Starvation Creek Trailhead Parking: Large, paved lot. No passes (that I was aware of) Distance: 12 miles Gain: 4,000'+ Summit: 4,900' Directions: We followed the Historic Highway right (West) for 1/4 mile to the Starvation ...

... lost jobs during the pandemic, as well as more flexible work, lack of indoor entertainment, etc; ODOT built the bike path between Eagle Creek and Starvation and cleverly doesn't seem to have realized that inviting lots of people to now go out to walk and bike there might have an impact on the ...

That's strange, I don't recall any poison oak on that trail.
But seriously, even in summer I've never seen any, although I do recognize that part of the gorge at that elevation it can be vicious, e.g. just east of Starvation it's dense.

... (even though it may feel like that) - you'll need to check your source, I guess! Yes, the poison oak hanging over that last traverse on the Starvation Ridge Trail is legend and, being in permanent sunshine, gloriously proliferates. It looks like the cutoff closure is going to be permanent ...

... (even though it may feel like that) - you'll need to check your source, I guess! Yes, the poison oak hanging over that last traverse on the Starvation Ridge Trail is legend and, being in permanent sunshine, gloriously proliferates. It looks like the cutoff closure is going to be permanent ...

I clocked this at 17 miles. Not 12. Did the CCW route. Up defiance and down starvation. Unfortunately there’s a trail closure on the descent down starvation. A mile or two from the end the trail is closed and you’re forced onto a detour that includes a climb and ...

Dude, that is beautiful. The pics are amazing. Must have been awesome.

Normally I don't do much hiking when it is in the teens outside but I had to see how the various waterfalls at Starvation Creek were looking with our current freezing temps. Starvation Creek IMG_0003.JPG IMG_0009.JPG Cabin Creek IMG_0018.JPG IMG_0020.JPG Note the rope... That ...

smithsummit wrote: ↑

September 10th, 2021, 1:26 pm

Has anybody driven to the summit? Seems like it would be a rough ride.

Affirmative on both. I do not recommend it.

The cutoff is closed for hazardous conditions after the fire. The Starvation Cutoff is actually closed because of a washout where some trees took out the trail bench not far from the bottom - you can actually see it from the paved path a little before you ...