Post by The Black Jeep on Jun 30, 2009 13:48:32 GMT -5
We are extremely happy to announce that OHV trail #16d – Airplane Hill is open!
This triple black diamond trail features boulder challenges at the trail entry points and two white knuckle boulder hill climbs. There’s a bail out route around the interior boulder challenges and a cable winch point to support folks daring enough to make the final climb. The trail received rave reviews over the past weekend from a wide variety of folks from the four-wheel drive community.
We’d like to thank the Cascade Cruisers for their hard work and dedication to this project. From redesign to construction the rebuild of Airplane Hill was made possible by the Cascade Cruisers who partnered with the Oregon Department of Forestry through the Adopt-a-Trail program. The Cascade Cruisers worked with ODF to complete the design work and donated more than a hundred hours of volunteer labor and equipment time to implement the on-the-ground construction of the trail.
Airplane Hill is one of the trails that will close seasonally each year once the heavy rains start. However, local 4x4 clubs donated, built, and installed gates at the entry points to this trail so that when there are good, dry weather stretches during the winter months, the trail can easily be opened to the public.
Enjoy the trail and have a safe holiday weekend!
Stephanie A. Beall
Recreation Coordinator
Tillamook State Forest
801 Gales Creek Road
Forest Grove, OR 97116
503.359.7464
egov.oregon.gov/ODF/TSF/Recreation.shtml
This triple black diamond trail features boulder challenges at the trail entry points and two white knuckle boulder hill climbs. There’s a bail out route around the interior boulder challenges and a cable winch point to support folks daring enough to make the final climb. The trail received rave reviews over the past weekend from a wide variety of folks from the four-wheel drive community.
We’d like to thank the Cascade Cruisers for their hard work and dedication to this project. From redesign to construction the rebuild of Airplane Hill was made possible by the Cascade Cruisers who partnered with the Oregon Department of Forestry through the Adopt-a-Trail program. The Cascade Cruisers worked with ODF to complete the design work and donated more than a hundred hours of volunteer labor and equipment time to implement the on-the-ground construction of the trail.
Airplane Hill is one of the trails that will close seasonally each year once the heavy rains start. However, local 4x4 clubs donated, built, and installed gates at the entry points to this trail so that when there are good, dry weather stretches during the winter months, the trail can easily be opened to the public.
Enjoy the trail and have a safe holiday weekend!
Stephanie A. Beall
Recreation Coordinator
Tillamook State Forest
801 Gales Creek Road
Forest Grove, OR 97116
503.359.7464
egov.oregon.gov/ODF/TSF/Recreation.shtml