3.4 hr
Overview
The Boulder Creek Wilderness, at almost 20,000 acres, is one of three wilderness areas within the Umpqua National Forest. Perhaps its most popular hiking destination is Pine Bench, a broad tableland that was once burned annually by Native Americans. The ponderosa pines here compose the northernmost significant grove on the west side of the Cascade crest. With the demise of Native burning, however, Douglas-firs are beginning to predominate and outnumber the ponderosas. The Boulder Creek Wilderness has seen a couple of extensive burns in the past 20 years, the southern section, including Pine Bench, being scorched by the 1996 Spring Fire. Another fire in 2017 burned across most of Pine Bench. Be aware that poison oak is present along much of this trail. This hike can be done all year: winter snows usually melt off fairly rapidly
Trail Stats
9.3 km
390 m
815 m
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