North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 509 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 509 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,406 ft
- TrailRank
-
37
3.3
- Min elevation
- 1,121 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 2 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 29 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1252
- Uploaded
- April 17, 2021
- Recorded
- April 2021
near Oregon City, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
This recording is of the closest two falls: Ravine Falls and Phantom Falls.
This years bloom was quite spectacular even though we are officially in a drought. I went on a weekday and the crowds were BEYOND CRAZY. Word from the wise: DON’T GO during Spring Break!!! (my error!)
Also, please pay attention to the elevation gain and the elevation graph. Don’t mistakenly think this is a simple wildflower hike ... it is not! As you can see, the first 1.3 miles is all downhill which means you’ll be going uphill on the way back = be prepared! The terrain is very rocky with jagged basalt. Real hiking shoes are a must!
Also, take plenty of water. There is very little shade and the heat on this exposed plateau can get intense.
You’ll want to take lots of photos so know-before-you-go that you won’t be doing much “hiking”, but you will be doing lots of moseying.
NOTE OF CAUTION: the road uphill from Oroville has degraded quite a bit. There are areas that suddenly narrow from 2-lanes down to 1 lane. Also, the shoulder drop-off in some areas is very deep ... if you go off the road, you might not be able to get back on.
This years bloom was quite spectacular even though we are officially in a drought. I went on a weekday and the crowds were BEYOND CRAZY. Word from the wise: DON’T GO during Spring Break!!! (my error!)
Also, please pay attention to the elevation gain and the elevation graph. Don’t mistakenly think this is a simple wildflower hike ... it is not! As you can see, the first 1.3 miles is all downhill which means you’ll be going uphill on the way back = be prepared! The terrain is very rocky with jagged basalt. Real hiking shoes are a must!
Also, take plenty of water. There is very little shade and the heat on this exposed plateau can get intense.
You’ll want to take lots of photos so know-before-you-go that you won’t be doing much “hiking”, but you will be doing lots of moseying.
NOTE OF CAUTION: the road uphill from Oroville has degraded quite a bit. There are areas that suddenly narrow from 2-lanes down to 1 lane. Also, the shoulder drop-off in some areas is very deep ... if you go off the road, you might not be able to get back on.
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1,266 ft
In reality, this is “Barbie doll” size ... NOT big cliffs at a distance = ain’t perspective cool!
Waterfall
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MarcyB!'s trail route was excellent. What's changed since the route was published is that North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve has had fences erected along private property lines that cross the trails making it impossible to follow routes that were published prior to 2022.