Friends of the Umpqua Hiking Group
A Roseburg, Oregon hiking club. Providing guided hikes to the Coast, the Cascades, and all points in between!
Hike coordinator: John Malone Narration by Rheo Wheeler This hike was initially planned for Cape Arago. But due to crowded conditions on the highway and possible downed trees from a weather system, it was changed to something closer to home: Good old North Bank Habitat, the tried-and-true friend of the uphill hike. John chose the ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Penny Groth Narration by Lane Harris Mildred Kanipe Park is one of those hiking destinations that you never have the same hiking experience twice. The weather notwithstanding, there are so many different options here that the odds of repeating the same hike twice is next to nil. And so it was as Penny, ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Narration by Rheo Wheeler We had a group of nine total for the Siltcoos hike: 5 from Roseburg, and we met 4 at the parking area near the Lagoon trail. The first loop was across the road from our parking area, which I wrongly assumed would connect into the Lagoon Trail. ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Terry Andreucci Narration by Terry Andreucci On this sunny day, 13 Hikers made the trek from the Woodruff bridge picnic area where the trailhead begins to the River Bridge turn around point. This was a 9.2 mile out and back hike which took us past spectacular Takelma Gorge on the Upper Rogue River ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Terry Andreucci Narration by Lane Harris The Umpqua Hot Springs segment of the North Umpqua Trail is undoubtably best experienced during the autumn when the leaves are at their finest color. This is also why it’s a club favorite to hike during this time of year! On this day, eight raingear-clad hikers gathered ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris First off, I’d like to thank Diane Rannow for willing to lead this hike and putting it on the hike schedule. Unfortunately, she suffered an injury as was unable to make this hike, so I volunteered to lead it in her stead. And I’m so glad I ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris In 1949, a 30-foot timber tower was built on top of Mount June, and acted as a fire lookout for the area. In 1967, the lookout was eventually abandoned and removed due to advances in fire detection and declining budgets for maintenance. In 2025, 13 unsuspecting hikers ………….click here to read more.
Do you have the passion to come explore with us? Your path to discovery awaits… Please see video below…
Hike coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Narration by Rheo Wheeler We had a group of 13 for the Hobbit Trail hike on the 13th. Seems as if we were pushing our luck, but the sun did shine down on us as we stair stepped over the cape. This sounds like an easy 2 + mile hike to ………….click here to read more.
Hike leader: Richard O’Neill Narration by Richard O’Neill Yeah, we saw the lakes, and they were cool, but we mostly really enjoyed the steady drizzle (not quite rain) keeping the forest moist and the trail tread damp. Low growing huckleberry bushes proffered bright orange leaves, the mosquitoes were nowhere to be found, the air was ………….click here to read more.