Oregon Hiking Trails
Mt Thielsen

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The hiking trail up Mt Thielsen in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon

The trail is accessed on the east side of Hwy the Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway, Oregon Hwy 138, near the turnoff to Diamond Lake. The trail in its entirety is 7.9 miles one way. It becomes quite steep, the last 200 feet are nearly vertical. I have not made the hike to the top, myself, although Brad has. No sooner had he reached his destination and a thunder storm broke loose. He had to hurry and get out of there, for as I've said elsewhere, Mt Thielsen is known as the "lightning rod" of the Cascades.

One can still enjoy the beauty of the wilderness area without hiking the full distance of the trail. A breath taking view of Thielsen can be had just 1.6 miles into the hike at the Spruce Ridge Trail junction, hike 2.9 miles to the junction with the Pacific Crest Trail and it's possible to see the glacial activity on the mountain peak. The trail degenerates - if I might use that word - to a scramble trail up the side of the mountain at the last.

Forward ~ Introduction to Crater Lake National Park.

Back ~ The interpretative trail for the Natural Bridge on the Rogue River.

USFS: The Rogue Siskiyou National Forest.

Mountain peaks photographed at Crater Lake National park pictured to the right: Union Peak in the foreground with Mt McLoughlin set back.

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Mt Thielsen photographed at Diamond Lake, off the Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway in Oregon, pictured above and to the right.

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located in southern Oregon near Crater Lake National Park.

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McCloud on the eastern flank of Mt Mazama (Crater Lake) in the background, photographed from Wood River Wetlands, Klamath Basin birding trails, pictured above to the left. Wood River Wetlands is a mere 10 miles from Gathering Light, and Crater Lake is about 30 miles from the wetlands.