Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. — An iconic pathway around Oregon’s tallest mountain has fully reopened to the public.
The Statesman Journal reported that work on the Timberline Trail, a 41-mile circuit of Mount Hood, was completed last week. One section of the trail was re-routed and reconnected after being closed by a debris flow in 2006.
Forest engineering specialists decided to relocate the affected section of the trail after determining that a permanent bridge at the original location wasn’t feasible.
Mount Hood National Forest officials said in a news release that hikers will once again be able to circumnavigate Mount Hood, traveling past waterfalls, meadows and forest along the way.
The trail offers views of Mount Hood, at 11,250 feet Oregon’s highest peak, as well as views if mounts St. Helens, Rainier and Adams in Washington and Mount Jefferson and the Three Sisters in Oregon.
“We’re thrilled to begin work on rerouting this trail to the new location so that crossing this area is safer for hikers,” Claire Pitner, eastside recreation manager for the Mount Hood National Forest said in a press release. “The 1.5 mile reroute will minimize exposure to loose boulders which otherwise could pose as hazards for hikers.”
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