Monument Peak Trail Hike

Coming up soon on March 7th at 9am is a hike that we have scheduled for the Monument Peak Trail to discuss the future of the North Santiam Trail System. The North Santiam Trail System will utilize abandoned rail beds and existing trails from Lyons to Idanha, connecting recreation areas along the way.  Please join us at the trailhead at 9am, bring water, lunch, and dress appropriately for the 10 mile hike of moderate difficulty with some steep terrain and mud. 

I am personally very excited that we will have hikers , mountain bikers and equestrians participating on the Monument Peak hike; no horses will actually be permitted because the trail is closed to horses in the winter due to the excessive mud. This trail offers a spectacular look at the Pacific Rainforest along with the occasional wildlife, mostly birds, we see some large animal prints sometimes but I think they are using the trail at night or very early morning.

I am most excited for the lunch meeting that day which will take place at Coyote Rock. This formation is a giant boulder of red volcanic ash. I am hoping that someone will be on the hike who understands volcanoes and might offer a scenario for how that boulder got to be where it is. It is HUGE! I am used to seeing the red ash as crumbled cinder, never a massive boulder....it is very curious.


Best,


Jahn Hoover
NSCEDC Board Member
Co-chair, North Santiam Trail System committee
info@growsantiam.org