Friends of the Umpqua Hiking Group
A Roseburg, Oregon hiking club. Providing FREE guided hikes to the Coast, the Cascades, and all points in between!
Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill This hike was supposed to go to Cliff and Buckeye Lakes, located in the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness. But due to wildfire closing the road to Skimmerhorn Trailhead we opted to visit the Upper Rogue which had the fall colors thing going on and as an additional bonus, there were no wildfires ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Nancy Johnson Narration by Nancy Johnson Cooper Creek reservoir is always a great close hike and a great way to stay active. We had 8 brave souls, with 4 of them new faces on this very smoky day. Early morning wasn’t too bad regarding air quality, but it did catch up to us ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Narration by Rheo Wheeler We had five that traveled from Roseburg, meeting two who traveled north from camping at Eel Lake that took part in the Siltcoos Lake loop trail. The weather was perfect after rain showers passed through, although the trail was dry. This trail is very shady with all ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Missy Kroeker Narration by Missy Kroeker Several days prior to our scheduled hike, much discussion ensued regarding fire, smoke and heat, and should we change our hike location. After some texts and phone conversations a last minute decision was made to hike Humbug Mountain near Port Orford instead of our originally planned hike ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Missy Kroeker Narration by Missy Kroeker Seven hikers, with one new face, Scott from Roseburg, caravanned to our trailhead at Lund Park campground. It was a glorious warm summer day, perfect for a hike along a crystalline creek to two separate waterfalls. There are several ways to navigate this loop trail. Today the ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Diane Rannow Pictures below by Tami Morin
Hike Coordinator: John Malone Read about this hike on Richard O’Neill’s Blog More pictures on Richard O’Neill’s Flickr page Pictures below by Coreena Gosselin and Richard O’Neill
Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop Pictures below by Lane Harris
Hike Coordinator: Coreena Gosselin Pictures below by Coreena Gosselin
Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narration by Richard O’Neill Well, we had a good turnout for this one, numbering about twenty or so hikers. It seemed like the fearless leader (me) was the only one familiar with the Cathedral Hills environs so this hike wound up being mostly a collective first time experience.Cathedral Hills is a ………….click here to read more.