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Trail Description:
From high rocks, ride historic old road a fast 5mi to Frazier fork.Look for correct single track to frazier mt,cache meadow(not serene lakes).when at cache meadow look for trail north up to Grouse point. fantastic views, begining of the serious downhill,look for right hand turn on dry ridge trail and the continuation of the downhill, you should reach the roaring river campground and your second car.
How to get there:
From Estacada go east on rt.224 along the clackamas river. Follow this to the roaring river campground and park a car. Proceed east on rt 224, just past the ripple brook ranger station turn east on Fr57. follow to FR58. Turn north on FR58 follow to High rocks.From overlook at high rocks go uphill on pavement 200yds.(where pavement turns sharp right and changes to gravel) Right there is where to look for dirt road to frazier fork.
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| Posted by: PJ on 8/23/2004 |
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and again..... I recommend this trail as a fun adventure. If it's clear out, the views of hood and jeffereson and surrounding area are great. A good fork and some rear suspension make the bumpy trail all the more enjoyable. If you can stomach the 23-mile shuttle from Roaring River campground, it is worth riding once.
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| Posted by: PJ on 8/23/2004 |
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cut me off....technical features. After a good ride through this section, you come out to an open ROCKY hillside where the trail switches back to the right next to a big sign. This is the beginning of a serious downhill. It has extremely sharp switchbacks that most beginners will not ride through. If you're not confortable I recommend posting a leg to swing your front wheel around the turn withouth so as not to tumble down the very STEEP hill you're on. You'll find 10 or more of these switchbacks before you reach the bottom. One of the switchbacks ends at a cliff that gives you a nice view (don't miss this in the dark! could be the best and last air of your life!). The steep switchback section is not a fun part of the trail. I love downhills, but this one is too steep, narrow and sometimes technical to enjoy - and going off the trail would be...costly. You lose well over 1000' in these last 3 miles. The wasted elevation is why I rate this trail a 3.
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| Posted by: PJ on 8/23/2004 |
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It can be a confusing trail. A sign or two have been knocked down for getting to Grouse Point, so you may miss a turn and then wonder why the wide trail you were on peters off into a bunch of brush and nothingness. Just after the first climb, not quite a mile into the trail starting at Frazier Fork there is a post that lost it's sign. It's supposed to tell you to turn left. After turning left you'll see a sign "517" to assure you you're on the correct trail. From there you're on fairly steep and technical descent to Cache Meadow. From the meadow the trail vears right, and all the way back up the steep hill you just came down. Bummer. At the top you'll find a great view of Serene Lake and Mt. Hood. Find your way out the Ridge from there, power through a trail invaded by rhododendrons, and find a sign for Dry Ridge trail. It's fairly obvious. After this sign is the funnest part of the trail. A fairly smooth descent with good curves and not too many
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| Posted by: PJ on 6/4/2004 |
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Do not ride this trail in June. The first half of it is covered in patches and fields of 1 to 5 feet of snow. Don't ride it backwards unless you enjoy climbing 1000 feet at a steady 10-15% grade. Don't make an evenning ride of it until you've done it once before with enough light to understand it. The view from High Rocks of Mt. Hood and Jefferson is awesome. I will ride this trail on a summer weekend when it can't beat me again.
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| Posted by: Sean on 6/4/2004 |
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stupid thing cut me off .....I'll leave it alone. Also, something to note, the time it takes to drive from the end to the start of the trail is about 40-70 minutes depending upon traffic and driving style. You will spend a good amount of time doing a shuttle, but the trail should be worth it with such an elevation drop. Happy Trails All.
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| Posted by: Sean on 6/4/2004 |
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To add to the comments of PJ who I rode this trail with yesterday, it should be noted that Forest Road 57 is out of service due to a washout and therefore you are left to climb the last bit (8 miles of steep grade) on your bike if you dare. After riding past the washout we found directions for a detour around and went back to our truck and drove around.
NEW DIRECTIONS:
Right after passing the Ripplebrook ranger station, take a left turn on road 4630/4631 and follow it around to the end. It will come out just on the other side of the washout. You can then continue 1/2 mile or so to the FR58 turnoff and then follow as given in the directions.
As stated by PJ, the trail is covered in good amount of snow right now and should be considered a "hike while carrying mountain bike" trail until probably early July. The views were worth all the dissappointments of trying to do a snowed in trail. I will seriously do this trail later this summer but for the time being, I'll leave
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