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Feather
Falls Hike
Tuesday,
June 13, 2017
NOTE:
This hike has not been prehiked this year, but the Feather Falls Ranger
Station reports that the trail is in good condition.
DIFFICULTY: Strenuous due
to length of hike.
ELEVATION
GAIN: Highest point
about 2460 ft. at Trailhead. Lowest point is about 1800 ft.
Total Ascent about 1100 ft.
HIKE DISTANCE:
8.8
miles round trip to viewing platform and back — a loop hike.
GENERAL
LOCATION: Northeast of
the town of Oroville in the Plumas National Forest
DESCRIPTION:
Feather
Falls, the sixth highest waterfall in the United States, is the high
point of this hike. The nicely packed trail leads through tall stands
of incense cedar and ponderosa pine to a wooden platform viewing the
clear waters of Fall River dropping 640 feet into a granitic gorge.
Looking down into the canyon, you can see the confluence of the waters
from Feather Falls join the middle fork of the Feather River and Lake
Oroville.
TRAVEL
TIME/DISTANCE: About one hour
55 minutes each way and about 82 miles each way. (Passenger donation
of $12 to driver would be appreciated.)
Driving
Directions: See
details below and print before coming to the hike, if driving.
Return time to
Lincoln about 5:00 pm.
HIKE
LEADER/SWEEP: Gay
Mackintosh Sweep: TBA
SPECIAL
NOTES: FACILITIES AVAILABLE: There
are two toilets at the trailhead (they are very dark inside, so you
might bring a flashlight!).
PREPARATIONS
FOR HIKE:
1)
IF YOU HAVE ANY HEALTH ISSUES, PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR CONDITION BEFORE
HIKING
2)
Bring a copy of your ID (driver's license), Health Card, and an
emergency contact name and phone number with you when you hike.
3)
Always bring 2 pairs of shoes, along with a plastic bag to store your
muddy/dusty hiking boots after the hike. DO NOT get your driver's car
dirty by wearing your dirty boots on the drive home.
4)
Bring hiking poles, water, and lunch.
QUESTIONS: Call Gay
Mackintosh, 916-209-3628
MEETING TIME: 7:00 - depart
7:15
DRIVING
DIRECTIONS
Go
to "Feather Falls" in the Archives to see photos from the 2013 hike,
and to view a movie of the falls created by Scott Thompson.
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