Magness Tree Farm Loop Hike

Overview

Between the confluence of the South Fork and Middle Fork Corral Creek on the southern slopes of Parrett Mountain in the Chehalem Hills, the Magness Memorial Tree Farm is a demonstration forest and outdoor education site managed by the World Forestry Center, an international non-profit based in Portland. The property is composed of two tracts: the main section was donated in 1977 by Howard and Panzy Magness, and the Heater Grove of western red-cedars was given in 1997 by the Heater family. The trail to the Heater Grove runs through private property, so visitors need to stay on the path in this section. Visits are free and the property is open all year but may be closed for private events. To take in most of the trails here, this description allows you to follow both the outer and inner loops as well as the in and out excursion to the Heater Grove. You will be hiking along the South and Middle Forks of Corral Creek in what is mostly secondary forest with some interpretive signs to explain natural history and forest practices. From the parking area, head towards the nearby buildings. Walk past the welcoming signs and the Caterpillar 75 diesel tractor on display. Then you'll pass the Edmund Hayes Education Center before coming to a four-way junction. Take the first trail on the left to begin the Woods Tour, named after former manager Rob Woods, to head up in a mossy Douglas-fir forest with sword fern, Oregon grape, vine maple, and young cedars and grand firs in the understory. Cross Ladd Hill Road and hike up the slope. The trail switchbacks to a bench and a junction. Go left here and switchback up twice. The trail levels at the border of the property and then drops steeply down. Note several orange-barked madrones to your right. Switchback to the left and drop to a junction. Make a left to cross Ladd Hill Road and a small stream. The trail traverses a brushy hillside and is verged with young Douglas-firs. Descend again to cross Heater Road. The path now heads along the South Fork Corral Creek beneath big-leaf m

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