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: Missy Kroeker Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris As you can tell from the above, Missy was unable to lead this hike, but I was more than happy to fill in for her, as I was planning on going anyway. Besides, I kinda wanted a do-over of this hike, a hike that we ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Rachelle Masin About midway between Florence and Reedsport lies the Oregon Dunes Day Use Area, which also doubles as the starting point of the Oregon Dunes Loop Trail. At approximately 4-miles, this trail feels longer than that, as the trudge through the sand dunes can take its toll on hikers. But the walk ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Narration by Rheo Wheeler We had a total of 12 for our hike from Floras Lake to Blacklock Point. What a beautiful day to be at the coast, no wind and sunny and cool. Perfect for hiking. The hike begins at Floras Lake, where we usually catch a glimpse of kite ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: John Malone Narration by Rheo Wheeler We had a good turnout for our Cape Arago hike. 11 of us caravanned over from Roseburg and met 3 near the trailhead for a total of, yes, we can do simple math, 14 all together. This hike is a little unconventional, as we usually hike along ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris We’ve had a good long stretch of dry weather lately. If it could just hold on for a little while longer, I was thinking, I’d be very happy. However, I was constantly being reminded during each weather forecast that Saturday was gonna be a wet day for ………….click here to read more.
Hike coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Narration by Rheo Wheeler We had quite the group of merry travelers for our hike to South Slough. Over by Charleston, this is the first nationally recognized area set aside for the study of salt estuaries in the U. S. Three cars from Roseburg met up with 2 cars from the ………….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: 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.
Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris The Sutton Creek Recreational Area is a lushly forested area flanking Sutton Creek, which was mostly hidden by the thick growth. It was like walking through miles and miles of a vegetation tunnel, with some sand dunes sprinkled in here and there. We departed from Alder Dune ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator: Diane Rannow Narration by Lane Harris This favorite coastal destination never fails to disappoint! We had a great turnout on this one, as we made our way to the trailhead at the Sunset Bay day use area. During the short road walk less than a mile in, we walked right past where the ………….click here to read more.