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| Fairview Creek Trail |
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Length:
1.0 Mile
Usage:
Light
Low Point:
1,800 Feet
Elevation Gain:
1,200 Feet
Difficulty:
Moderate
Trail Number:
1,408
High Point:
3,000 Feet
Reservation:
No
Season:
Spring - Fall
From Cottage Grove, The trailhead is 27 miles southeast of Cottage Grove. Follow Interstate 5 to Exit 174, drive east past Dorena Lake, and turn right after 1 5 miles at bridge to Sharps Creek Road #2460. Proceed 10.2 miles from bridge and turn for another 1.8 miles on gravel to trailhead across from Mineral Camp.
Location Information
Fairview Creek Trail begins by the vault toilet at Mineral Camp. Follow the trail north through large second growth Douglas-fir to Fairview Creek. If the water is low, the creek can be forded here, otherwise turn back or use your own skill to find a route west of Fairview Creek. Once across Fairview Creek, the towering old-growth, steep rock walls and cascading stream offers a refreshing hike. The trail decreases in maintenance as it wanders past Cinge creek.Shown on an 1938 trail inventory, the Fairview Creek Trail then climbed to Knott Trail and Adams Mountain Trail. Nature has covered most traces of this old trail, which is now lost in the tangle of brush and wind-bourne trees. The wildness of this area is mostly untouched by timber harvesting because of the steep terrain and shallow soils. Since the mid-1800s this area has supported those men and women with gold-fever, as they seek a life of panning and dredging along these gold dusted creeks. DO NOT DISTURB CLAIM SIGNS, MINING EQUIPMENT AND RELICS OF THE PAST, as you wander through this area.
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