Field Trip: Cedar Butte
July 12 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Saturday, July 12, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Field Trip: Cedar Butte
Leader: Kira Taylor
Location: Meet for Carpool in Banks
Come along for a hike up Cedar Butte in the Tillamook State Forest. This is a steep and moderately difficult, though short, hike; gaining over 700 feet in three quarters of a mile. Moving at a botanical pace, we’ll trek through several ages of forest, with the tree cover changing from recent replants to a closed, single-canopy forest planted after the Tillamook Burn. As we climb in elevation, the trail changes from soft earth to loose rock over basalt, passing starflower, queen’s cup, paintbrush, harebell, goldthread, and more as we go. We’ll have lunch at the summit viewpoint amongst the copperbush and scalloped onion before heading back down. A combination of good hiking shoes, sure-footed trail skills, and/or trekking poles is highly encouraged.
We’ll meet up for a carpool in Banks at 9:00 am before making the 1-hour drive to the trailhead. Carpool drivers should have a capable vehicle and be comfortable driving on narrow gravel roads.
Email Kira at ki*********@***il.com with any questions and to register. The trip is limited to eight participants, subject to cancellation should active logging commence nearby. A waiting list will be kept.
