Stein Butte
Difficult 9.4 miles round-trip 2400 feet elevation gain Open April through December Use: hikers, horses, bikes
Left: Knobcone pine.
Motorcycle trails rarely appeal to other users, but the well-built path to this lookout site above Applegate Lake is an exception. After a strenuous climb through the woods, the path traces a ridgecrest with strange knobcone pines and birds-eye views of a dozen Siskiyou peaks.
From Medford...
Other Hiking Options
A shorter, but steeper ...
This chapter taken from the book 100 Hikes in Southern Oregon.