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 leader: Rheo Wheeler Narration by Rheo Wheeler We had a perfect sized group of ten for our Union Creek exploration. The ride just to get there is a wonderful drive up into the Cascades with very little traffic on this day after the 4th. This hike is about two hours and 20 minutes from ………….click here to read more.
Hike leader: John Malone Narration by Rheo Wheeler A group of 4 hearty souls headed to the wet and windy coast for a hike at Dellenback Dunes. This is a traditional regular hike we do to remind us of the desert-like area we have on our beautiful coast. The trail took us through the campgrounds ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Terry Andreucci Narration by Terry Andreucci This hike was originally scheduled to the Soda Mountain Lookout, but consensus from all the hikers led us to Boccard Point, which starts from the same trailhead. It was a little longer but more scenic! Six hikers made this approximately 8-mile out and back, enjoying the views, ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Terry Andreucci Photos by Terry Andreucci and Rheo Wheeler
Hike Coordinator: Missy Kroeker Pictures below by Missy Kroeker and Rheo Wheeler
Hike Coordinator: Missy Kroeker Narration by Missy Kroeker Oregon waterfall hikes in the Spring! What could be better? On Saturday April 26 a group known as Friends of the Umpqua gathered to do just that. An Oregon waterfall hike. That day we were headed to Trestle Creek Falls. In my mind this hike is the ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris Construction of the Buck Rock Tunnel began in August of 1883 and ended abruptly just 6 months later in February 1884 due to low funds. What was supposed to be a train tunnel was abandoned, leaving two caverns that await courageous hikers who dare brave their dark ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Terry Andreucci Narration by Lane Harris We had a pretty good turnout on this hike to North Bank, which was the backup plan to the canceled Rogue River trail hike. That hike would have to wait another day once they clear the landslide that occurred just a half mile in. So, to match ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Narration by Rheo Wheeler This hike was changed so many times I wasn’t even sure where we were going. We ended up at Cooper Creek Reservoir a good 6 miler that gets your blood flowing and your lungs working. Rainy and cold, but that didn’t stop 4 of us and Finn ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: John Malone Narration by Rheo Wheeler We had a good turnout for our forest/beach hike with rain on the horizon. Fourteen in all with one coastal friend meeting us at the parking lot. We did this hike in reverse from the way I had always done it in the past, and saw a ………….click here to read more.