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Overview
NOTICE: Trails in this area were affected by the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire. Please check current closures in the Willamette National Forest before planning an outing. Beginning right on Highway 22 above Detroit Lake, the Tumble Ridge Trail takes you past a power substation and through secondary forest to gradually wind up the ridge getting ever more frequent views south to the central Cascades. This is in the Detroit Ranger District of the Willamette National Forest, but you'll also pass through a couple of pockets of the Santiam State Forest. From the summit of Dome Rock, there are expansive views north and south - especially interesting are the rugged formations and summits in the immediate vicinity: Needle Rock, Sardine Mountain, Elephant Rock, Tumble Rock, Water Tower Mountain. Then you'll drop in elevation to Tumble Lake, nestled below the last three peaks in groves of old growth Alaska yellow-cedar. For a bonus, you can try the use trail to the 100-foot waterfall at the east end of the lake. (If you are looking for the shorter version of this hike start at the Tumble Lake Trailhead on Road 2223). The Tumble Ridge Trail #3380 begins behind a green gate right off of Highway 22. Walk up an old forest road which parallels Tumble Creek. Big-leaf maple, Douglas-fir, western red-cedar, red alder, vine maple, sword fern, bracken and young hemlocks form the forest cover. Hike under telephone lines and then power lines in clearings of Scots broom. The trail branches off the road to the right and switchbacks up. Wade through salal and Oregon grape to a viewpoint over a power sub-station, Detroit Lake and Peity Island. Reenter the woods and walk up under a secondary Douglas-fir canopy. Bear-grass, little wild rose, red huckleberry and rhododendrons appear in the understory. At a break in the trees, the trail switchbacks with a view up the Tumble Creek valley and Whitman Rock. Note that the chinquapin are actually trees at these latitudes. Traverse a scree slope which supports vine maple and snow brush. Get views dow
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