High Prairie

High Prairie and Eight Mile Creek loops - Ride Report

Submitted Tue, 06/22/2010 - 8:18am by Mark Pickett

I rode part of the High Prairie Loop this past Sunday.  I had a great time out there.  The trail is in really good shape till I ran into snow at around 5300 ft just past the intersection of Trail #450 and Trail #456 headed west up toward Lookout Mountain.  I turned around after slogging through the snow for a while and was able to hit the downhill on trail #450 to trail #459 (Eight Mile Creek Loop) from the Bottle Prairie trailhead to Eightmile Crossing Campground.  Great sections of trail!  I turned around at the Eightmile Crossing Campground and headed back to the car at the Surveyor's/Dog River trailhead.  No rain and well groomed trails made for a pleasant afternoon in the woods.  Thanks to Jim Thorton for keeping it in good shape.

Mark Pickett

Mount Hood Trail Conditions

Submitted Fri, 05/02/2008 - 10:37am by Amy

Jim Thornton, Trails Coordinator of the Mount Hood National Forest, spoke at the PUMP April meeting. He said there were 200 plus inches of snow still in the high elevations, such as around High Prairie. The snow probably won’t melt off the 5000’ – 6000’ elevations until late June and early July. He asks that riders be aware of trail conditions and allow the trails to dry before riding late this summer.

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