Join the Mazamas for a hike at the Lyle Cherry Orchard that offers ever expanding views to the east and west as it climbs to the oak forest that cloaks the upper slopes.

Activity Notes: Famous flower hike, expanded a few years ago so part of it will be exploratory for your leader. The focus of this hike will be on the flowers, on a Thursday when we shouldn't have to share the trails with too many others. We will hike 6.5 miles and gain 1,350.

We will gather 07:00 at Mazamas, drive east to The Dalles, take the toll-free bridge across I-84 and then backtrack to the trailhead, arriving by 08:50. I expect to start our hike by 09:00. 

Poison oak abounds along most sections of the trail, so stick to path and keep your dog on a leash. The wildflower season here begins in February with the early grass widows and Columbia desert parsley and runs into June.

Registration is required HERE

More details: https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Lyle_Cherry_Orchard_Hike