-- #1 Warrior Rock -- Parking permits for Sauvie Island are now $10 per day or $30 per year. To find the viewpoint of St. Helens at the northernmost tip of Sauvie Island, walk north along the beach from the lighthouse only 200 yards to a small concrete artillery platform. Turn inland to the left here on a small service road for 100 yards to a T-shaped road junction. The route back to your car is to the left, but first walk to the right along the old road 0.3 mile to the viewpoint at the tip of Sauvie Island. On your way back to the car, stick to the road, because the cow paths leading inland are overgrown.

-- #4 Maple Trail -- As of April 2014, a bridge has washed out on the Maple Trail just south of the viewpoint on Firelane #4. It is possible to cross the creek here anyway, but the official detour now does an awkward zigzag. From the 4-way intersection near the viewpoint (now labeled as Fireroad #4), you are supposed to go up to the paved Leif Erikson trail, turn left 1/4 mile to the next trail downhill (the Koenig Trail), and then continue on the Maple Trail south to Leif Erikson again. The parks department will probably replace this bridge, and in the meantime, adventurous hikers can probably ignore the detour and cross the creek anyway.

-- #10 Powell Butte -- Some trails have been renamed and relocated following the reservoir construction project that was completed in 2015. As before, start by following the paved Mountain View Trail to the summit. The Orchard Loop Trail is now Summit Lane. Once you are at the "Mountain Finder" viewpoint at Powell Butte's summit, continue on Summit Lane on a loop by keeping right at junctions for 0.8 mile until you reach a large gravel 4-way junction near the start of the loop. Turn right if you are ready to return to your car. For another mile-long loop, however, turn left on the Douglas Fir Trail (previously the Mt. Hood Trail). After half a mile, turn right on the Cedar Grove Trail and keep right for half a mile back to the summit meadow and the route back to your car. Pipeline Lane, the road/trail around the north side of the reservoir site, reopened in late 2015, now that construction of the new reservoir is complete.

-- #13 Champoeg Heritage Area -- The log cabin museum has been moved away from the eroding riverbank to avoid falling into the Willamette. It is now part of a new Newell Pioneer Village, a complex of historic buildings maintained by the Daughters of the American Revolution on Champoeg Road 0.1 mile west of the state park entrance. This excellent little museum complex is open Friday-Sunday from March through October. Pay your admission at the log cabin. The required guided tour takes you to the relocated Butteville schoolhouse and jail, and the 1852 Robert Newell house, where exhibits include gowns from Oregon's first ladies and baskets from Oregon tribes. 

-- #17 Silver Star Mountain -- Dogs must now be on leash. Also, the final road junction before you reach the trailhead is confusing. After you have driven on Road 1100 for 6.6 miles you will reach what appears to be a fork, but is in fact a 4-way junction. Here turn sharply to the right on Road 4109 for 2.5 rough miles to the trailhead.

-- #19 Siouxon Creek -- The bridge just before Chinook Creek Falls has been replaced, so it is crossable without worry.

-- #20 Coldwater Lake -- The Coldwater Visitor Center, closed for years, has been renamed the Science and Learning Center at Coldwater. It is open only in summer, and only for special programs and as a rental space.

-- #23 Ape Cave -- A 0.8-mile, above-ground viewpoint trail from Ape Headquarters has been completed, giving hikers the option of hiking to a viewpoint of Mt. St. Helens, If you've brought kids who need to run, this is a better place to do it, because it isn't possible underground. The new path gains 400 feet of elevation, climbing northwest from the Ape Headquarters parking lot along overgrown logging roads, past an old quarry. The trail ends at a switchback of the paved one-lane Road 8303, so it would be possible for wheelchair users to park here and go just 100 feet on an all-accessible portion of the trail to the viewpoint.

-- #24 Mt. St. Helens Rim -- The permits for climbing Mt. St. Helens are no longer picked up at the Lone Fir Resort in Cougar. In winter, from November 1 to March 31, you simply fill out a free, unlimited permit at the Marble Mountain Sno-park. The rest of the year you must buy your permit online at www.mshinstitute.com. It costs $22 and is limited to 100 people a day. Because the year's signups begin February 1 most weekends are likely to be already full. 

-- #27 Lava Canyon -- If you plan to shuttle car to the lower trailhead on gravel Road 8322, be warned that it has become so rough that some passenger cars choose to turn back.

-- # 28 Windy Ridge -- The proposed trail to the crater viewpoint above Loowit Falls will probably not be built, both because of a lack of funds and because of concern that the crater area should be reserved for scientific research. In the winter of 2014-15, staff at Mt. St. Helens were still debating whether to build a  trail that would climb from the Loowit Trail at Big Spring for 1 mile to a knoll overlooking Loowit Falls and the volcano's crater. Those opposed said the new trail would encourage people to break the law by continuing on into the dangerous crater area or up the east ridge to the summit. If people were to be injured or lost there, rescue would be very difficult. Those favoring the new trail argued that the volcano is calm enough that a new North Climb Route should be opened. It appears that the "no trail" faction has won.

-- #31 Lewis River Falls -- A trail washout just downstream from Middle Falls now requires a detour on the half-mile-longer loop uphill past Copper Creek Falls for this middle section of the trail.

-- #32-36 -- The Bridge of the Gods now charges a $2 toll instead of $1 for cars to cross the Columbia River at Cascade Locks.

-- #37 Sleeping Beauty -- Disregard the comment "(from Road 5800)" in the information block. The hike has only one trailhead (on Road 040).

-- #38 Mount Adams Meadows -- The Cougar Creek Fire of August 2015 burned across the road to the Bird Creek Meadows trailhead on the Yakama reservation. That road was still closed in August 2016, so the only access to Bird Creek Meadows is the longer hiking route via the South Climb Trailhead. The fire burned spottily throughout the meadows. The trails there may not have been cleared, so access to Hellroaring Viewpoint and Sunrise Camp is for adventurers only.

-- #41 Beacon Rock -- The switchbacking trail up Beacon Rock itself closed after a November 2015 windstorm felled trees across the route, but it is expected to reopen by July of 2016. Meanwhile, you can now use a credit card to pay for your Discover Pass, but only at the Beacon Rock Trailhead by the rock on Highway 14.

-- #42 Aldrich Butte & Table Mountain -- The Bridge of the Gods now charges a $2 toll, and Bonneville Hot Springs now charges $5 to park behind their hotel. The trail now starts through a thicket of nettles and blackberries. Still, it's better than the free "Aldrich Mountain Trailhead" a bit further south, off Shelley Lane, which begins faintly on a rough unmarked road track uphill under a powerline. The log foot bridge at the outlet of Carpenter Lake has collapsed, but it's easy  to cross the stream in summer and fall when the water levels are low.

-- #46 Multnomah & Wahkeena Falls -- The Wahkeena Falls Trailhead reopened in March 2015 after construction work, as did the 0.8-mile "Return Trail" between the Multnomah Falls Lodge and Wahkeena Falls.

-- #49 Elowah Falls -- The trail to Elowah Falls is still open, but the trail beyond to Upper McCord Creek Falls was closed by a landslide in March 2016. It should reopen by the fall of 2016, after repair work is completed.

-- #51 Eagle Creek -- The footbridge over Tish Creek, just beyond Punchbowl Falls, has washed out. Until it is replaced, probably in September 2016, the Forest Service recommends that hikers turn back at Punchbowl Falls.

-- #52 Ruckel Creek -- If you are headed up Ruckel Ridge, note that the "Buck Point" sign is missing. After you have hiked up the Gorge Trail 0.2 mile to the fenceline beside the Eagle Creek Campground, simply turn right through the campground to campsite #5 and s to the right, where the Buck Point Trail to Ruckel Ridge begins.

-- #59 Dog Mountain -- Parking has always been tight at this popular trailhead. When police began limiting parking at the trailhead in 2016, people began parking up to half a mile away and walking along the highway to the trailhead, which is not a happy choice. A free shuttle bus runs to the trailhead from the Skamania County Fairgrounds (710 SW Rock Creek Drive in Stevenson, WA) between April 15 and June 15 every half hour between 10am and 4pm. Call 541-296-2266 or check www.gorgetransit.com for details.

-- #60 Coyote Wall -- The trailhead was upgraded and expanded in early 2015. Now when you turn off Highway 14 onto Courtney Road, you turn RIGHT into a large, new paved parking lot with an information kiosk and a restroom.

-- #62 Lyle Cherry Orchard -- The Friends of the Columbia Gorge have begun work on a trail that will connect the plateau trail junction with a new trailhead in the town of Lyle itself.

-- #63 Klickitat Rail Trail -- This trail is still open and public! If you see a sign claiming that a 2014 Supreme Court ruling closed this old railroad right-of-way to the public, ignore it. The Washington attorney general has ruled that the case does not apply here. You may also be talked at by the squatters who illegally built homes here in the 1980s. These people do not own land and do not pay taxes. They have not harmed hikers, but they occasionally harass hikers in the hopes that the squatters can claim the land by default. Ignore them politely. The trail is public.

-- #71 Ramona Falls -- The seasonal footbridge across the Sandy River a mile from the Ramona Falls Trailhead washed out unexpectedly in August, 2014, resulting in a fatality. The bridge was not replaced in 2014, and now the Forest has decided not to replace it at all, for liability reasons. There are unofficial crossing sites in the area on logs, but they differ each year, and all of them are less safe than the Forest Service's seasonal bridge would have been. Cross at your own risk, and then continue on the maintained trail on the far shore.

-- #72 McNeil Point -- The unofficial loop trail around Bald Mountain has now been signed by the Forest Service as the "Cutoff Trail." When you are hiking the Timberline Trail to the right around Bald Mountain's viewpoint meadows, you don't need to count steps or check a GPS. Just watch for the "Cutoff Trail" sign to the left. And certainly don't wait to find a stock gate that blocks horses. That gate has been removed.

-- #80 Umbrella Falls -- The trail sign is fallen that marked the turnoff to Sahalie Falls. When you hike this loop, listen for the sound of the waterfall and look for the concrete bridge down through the trees to the right to find the steep, scrambly side trail down to the historic highway bridge.

-- #83/84 Cooper Spur/Elk Cove -- The Timberline Trail has been closed between these hikes for years because glacial floods reamed out the Eliot Branch creek crossing, but a new crossing is being planned in 2015. It should be built in 2016, allowing the Timberline Trail to reopen in 2017. The new crossing will detour downhill, adding 2.5 miles to the Timberline Trail and additional elevation loss/gain. The Eliot Branch will either be spanned by a temporary footbridge (replaced at the start of each summer) or be crossed by having hikers hop across on rocks. For details, contact Claire Pinter of the Hood River Ranger District.

#87 -- Fret Creek & Oval Lake -- About 100 blowdown trees were across the trail along Fret Creek to Oval Lake and out to Flat Point in early July of 2016. Hikers can step over the trees, but it is tiring. The Forest Service is low on manpower to clear trails such as this, and are looking for volunteers who are willing to train for the service.

-- #90 Memaloose Lake -- A wildfire in September 2014 overswept the access road to this hike (Road 45), making the road unstable. The Forest Service has closed Road 45 near the junction with Highway 224 for two years until they can make repairs. They expect it will reopen by the summer of 2017. Until then, the only access to Memaloose Lake is from the west. To find this confusing, arduous alternate route from Estacada, drive 4 miles south on Highway 211, turn left on Hillockburn Road through Dodge. In another 5 miles this route becomes Road 45. Another 15 miles, largely on gravel, brings you to the Memaloose Lake trailhead.

-- #92 Fish Creek Mountain -- When driving up the Clackamas River on Highway 224, the turnoff to the Indian Henry Campground is just before the fourth green bridge, not the third. Also, in August 2014, a dozen trees were down across the upper part of the trail, and three large trees were down across the side trail to High Lake.

-- #95 Bagby Hot Springs -- In the off-season from about November to April, and whenever a uniformed employee is not at the trailhead, the private concessionaire has self-pay envelopes at the trailhead (instead of wristbands) where you can pay  the $5-per-person fee to use the hot springs. Parking is always free for hikers who do not intend to soak.

-- #100 Jefferson Park Ridge -- The detour to Pyramid Butte has become much less fun since a 2010 fire burned the forest there. The section of the old Skyline Trail to Pyramid Butte is findable but unmaintained, blocked by downed logs. The same fire destroyed the footbridge 0.6 mile from the Breitenbush Trailhead that used to mark the fork for the Skyline Trail loop. Fortunately the PCT is still quite nice in this area, so follow it straight up to Park Ridge.

Backpacking campsite reservations for the 30 posted legal lakeside campsites in Jeff Park may be available online at www.recreation.gov for $9 (not per night, but rather per site), starting in 2016. Sites that are more than 250 feet from a lakeshore would not be affected by the reservation system or by any limit. 

-- #155 Rainy Lake -- The driving directions are fine until the end. Instead of ending "continue on gravel Road 2820 for 1.5 miles," you need to "continue on gravel Road 2820 for 11 miles to a fork. Veer right for 0.2 mile to reach Rainy Lake. If you veer left to stay on Road 2820 for a mile you will be at Black Lake."

-- #157 Hood River Mountain -- The SDS Lumber Company which owns the trail system here replaced the popular 0.9-mile trail from the Pass to the Summit with an active logging road in April 2015. Bulldozers flattened the mountain's summit viewpoint for use as a log-yarding deck. This is private land, so this is their right. The new logging road is closed to the public during the operation, but is likely to reopen for hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians within a year. The summit and road itself will recover somewhat with time. Meanwhile, the trails along the ridge south of the summit are still intact and open to the public, so you can start your tour at the gated road to the radio tower instead. 

-- #170 Timberline Trail -- The Eliot Branch crossing may reopen in 2017 with a 2.5-mile detour. See Hike #83/84 above. 

-- #195 Whetstone Mountain -- Road 7030 is overgrown and washed-out, so take a different route to the trailhead. From the Bagby Hot Springs trailhead, continue west on paved Road 70 for a mile, turn left on gravel Road 7020 for 7 miles, and turn left on the short spur Road 028 to the Whetstone Mountain Trailhead.

-- #205 Fish and Si Lakes -- The final 0.7 mile of Road 120 to the lower easy trailhead has been blocked by a ditch and a berm, although high clearance vehicles can drive around it.

-- #2 Silver Falls -- The little loop trail that goes behind South Falls closed temporarily due to soil erosion in early 2013, but should be open again by June.

100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Oregon Coast & Coast Range, 3rd Edition (c)2014. (All of these updates have been included in the book's Fourth Edition)

-- #3 North Head -- The Westwind Trail from Beards  Hollow to North Head has been abandoned, in part because the big trees there provide habitat for the endangered marbled murrelet, a sea bird. Signs have been removed, and the route is unmaintained, but adventurers are still allowed to hike the route. A paved bike path now parallels the highway, connecting the Beards Hollow Road entrance with the North Head Lighthouse Road entrance.

-- #15 Banks-Vernonia Railroad -- The entire 20-mile trail from Banks to Vernonia is now paved.

-- Tilliamook -- The Tillamook Air Museum remains open, but the private WW II aircraft have been moved to a museum in Madras because the dry climate there will preserve them better.

-- #21 Cape Meares -- A large, slow, ongoing landslide has closed the Three Capes Loop Road between the Cape Meares lighthouse road and the village of Cape Meares, perhaps indefinitely. To visit the Cape Meares lighthouse, you must now drive southwest from Tillamook to Oceanside, and then continue north to road's end at the lighthouse junction. If you are hiking the Oregon Coast Trail from the village of Cape Meares to the lighthouse area, be aware that the 5th Street trailhead in the town of Cape Meares is closed, and the landslide has left a jumble of trees and brush across the trail ahead. With boots and some scrambling skills it is possible to get through, but it is not recommended. Instead, hike the low-tide route. This is still open because it skirts the south side of the slide.

Meanwhile, Big Spruce is now the largest known Sitka spruce in Oregon, so a new parking area and sign have been put at the entrance to the Cape Meares lighthouse road. A sign says the tree is 144 feet tall and between 750 and 800 years old. 

-- #23 Kings Mountain -- The Kings Mountain Trailhead is at elevation 700 feet, not 450 feet, so the hike's total elevation gain is 250 less than indicated in the info block.

-- #27 Pacific City -- The return loop along Nestucca Bay is now so faint that it is for explorers only. It is still more interesting than following the horse trail through the middle of the peninsula, but expect some exploration if you try the route along Nestucca Bay.

-- #33 Baskett Slough -- Jogging is now banned on the trails here because it disturbs the birds.

-- #34 Valley of the Giants -- The driving route from Falls City to the trailhead includes two gates that are closed and locked at 5pm, so don't stay late! During fire season in late summer, the gates can be locked all day. 

-- #36 Drift Creek Falls -- A rockslide has made the waterfall itself less spectacular. When you set out from the trailhead, be sure to keep right at all junctions for the first mile.

-- #45 Marys Peak -- The entire summit area is closed October-December 2015 due to logging of invasive trees in summit meadows.

-- #47 Peavy Arboretum -- Running and jogging are no longer banned on arboretum trails.

-- #48 Finley Wildlife Refuge -- Jogging is now banned on the trails here because it disturbs the birds.

-- #49 Alsea Falls -- If you're coming from the north via the town of Alsea, the turnoff is now marked as the "Alsea-Deadwood Highway", and the route to the falls is entirely paved.

-- #50 Yachats & Amanda Trail -- A  1.1-mile loop opened in June 2013, providing a scenic detour near Smelt Sands Wayside on the opposite side of Highway 101. The new path is named the Ya'Xaik Trail (say YA-hike), using the Alsea tribal name for Yachats. Opposite the Fireside Motel, turn east on Diversity Drive, and park at the street's end. The trail climbs a wooded hill into the Siuslaw National Forest and then descends north to connect with a public path in the private Gerdemann Botanic Preserve (no dogs allowed), along a creek with shore pines and rhododendrons, to a collection of art galleries at Highway 101, north of the Diversity Drive trailhead 0.2 mile.

-- #56 Cape Mountain -- The drive to the Dry Lake Trailhead is 1 mile farther than described. From Highway 101, drive 1.1 miles on pavement and an additional 1.7 mile of one-lane gravel to the trailhead.

-- #57 Pawn & Pioneer Trails -- The Pawn Old Growth Trail is signed as closed due to a slide and a bridge washout, but the landslide is easy to cross and it's not hard to hop the bridgeless creek along the route. The Mapleton Hill Pioneer Trail may be somewhat overgrown with salmonberry brush, but it is hikable if you wear long pants.

-- #60 Kentucky Falls -- The upper part of this trail is fine. If you start at the lower trailhead on Road 23, however, note that the footbridge at the 1.5-mile mark is gone. You can cross the river OK in summer and fall, but it's tricky in the high water of winter. The next 1.5 miles of trail is so overgrown that it's almost unfindable. The 3-mile bridge is fine, although the trail is so overgrown that the bridge can be hard to access. The trail becomes easier to follow and less brushy upstream from there.

-- #67 Tahkenitch Dunes -- Dogs must be on leash on the beach and kite-flying is banned to protect nesting birds.

-- #70 Golden and Silver Falls -- The access road for this hike has been closed at a wide spot 1.5 miles before the trailhead. It is possible to drive around the concrete barricades there and drive another half mile, but then you really have to park, and turnaround space is tight. The old road really was dangerous to drive because cliffs narrowed it to one lane. As a result of the closure the hike is still very pleasant, but 2-3 miles longer.  

-- #75 Bandon Islands -- A new blufftop trail from Coquille Point to Bandon's Old Town makes it possible to hike the suggested loops without walking so much along city streets. If you're hiking  the longest loop to the Devils Kitchen, note that the creek there has changed course, so you don't have to cross it at all.

-- #76 New River -- The gate at the Learning Center has been moved 0.3 mile closer to the river, so it is now possible to drive year-round to within 0.2 mile of the New River boat ramp.

-- #81 Sisters Rocks -- The State Parks bulldozed a new parking lot in October 2015, so this previously unmarked trailhead on Highway 101 will be easier to find.

-- #86 Lower Rogue River -- This trail downriver from Agness was being maintained by the Northwest Youth Corps in July 2015, and is expected to reopen when they are done, although washouts and slippery tread may remain, so hikers would need to use caution.

-- #92 Vulcan Lake -- When you turn right on Road 1909 for 13.4 miles, the book says to "keep right when in doubt", but some people have found a confusing fork along the way, where both routes seem equally unused. If you turn right on the incorrect route by mistake, however, it will quickly become obvious that you are on a dead-end road. Then return to Road 1909 and continue, following the "keep right when in doubt" rule.

(These updates have been included in the latest edition of the book.)

-- #6 Illahee Rock -- The trail to Illahee Rock is maintained, but the path to Wild Rose Point is rocky and rough, with some fallen logs from a forest fire.

-- #7 Boulder Creek -- A fish ladder construction project will block access to this trailhead until November of 2012. The turnoff is between mileposts 55 and 56.

-- #9 Fish Lake -- If you are hiking the long loop back along Rocky Ridge, be aware that the final 3 miles from Rocky Ridge down to the Beaver Swamp Trailhead may not be well maintained. In fall 2015 the route was easily findable, but had enough downed trees, brush, and slumped tread that it wasn't much fun. 

-- #36 Abbott Butte -- At the pass with the trailhead, the signs for "Umpqua National Forest" and "Rogue-Umpqua Divide Trail" are missing, but instead there is a large, clear "Abbott Butte Trailhead" sign.

-- #40 Rattlesnake Mountain -- This area sees infrequent trail maintenance, so the path is more exploratory than elsewhere. The loop south from Windy Gap back toward Happy Campsite is vague at one point when it enters a meadow. The trail up to Rattlesnake Mountain may have many downed trees across the path, and there is no marked route to the payoff of the hike -- the viewpoint at Rattlesnake Mountain's cliff.

-- #54 Soda Mountain -- The viewpoint bluff described as Little Pilot Rock is labeled on USGS topo maps as Little Pilot Peak. Little Pilot Rock is actually a rock knoll to the north, about 500 feet lower in elevation, but it also has a nice view and a summit register can.

-- #58 White Rabbit Trail -- The new hiker-only Mike Uhtoff Trail (completed summer 2010) replaces the hot steep climb on the White Rabbit Trail with a switchbacking path up through the woods. Start the hike as described, but when you reach the White Rabbit Trail, turn left instead 20 feet earlier on the well-marked Uhtoff Trail. It climbs 0.9 mile to rejoin the White Rabbit Trail at the start of the Lookingglass Loop. The Mike Uhtoff Trail honors the naturalist, businessman, and teacher who helped lead the drive to preserve this and other Ashland parkland.

-- #61 Jacksonville -- New trails have been added to Jacksonville Woods, including the 1.4-mile Petard Ditch and the 2-mile Lisa's Loop.

-- #66 Stein Butte -- The hike as described is fine, but if you are interested in the "Other Options" hike on the New London Trail, be warned that the access road may be blocked by a locked gate. Road 1050 has been gated and locked half a mile beyond Seattle Bar (after the Road 1055 junction), where the road enters the private Joe Bar inholding. It is still OK to walk the road 2.3 miles to the New London Trailhead.

-- #67 Red Buttes -- From the Cook and Green Trailhead, do not start hiking on the old road to the left. Note that two trails start on the right-hand side of the parking area. Of these, take the PCT (on the left).

-- #68 Frog Pond -- If you're setting out on the Middle Fork Trail, plan to turn back after 1.2 miles because the 80-foot bridge across the Middle Fork Applegate River here is gone.

-- #71 Grayback Mountain -- The elevation gain to the mountain's summit is 2450 feet, not 1800.

-- #73 Sucker Creek -- The Forest Service has improved the final 1.5 miles of the access road (Road 098), so you can now easily drive to road's end to start your hike there. The trail is obvious there, although there is no sign. Because of this improved upper trailhead, the 1.5 miles of trail down to the lower trailhead are overgrown and disused.

-- #74 Tannen Lakes -- The Oregon Board of Geographic Names changed the name from Tannen to Tanner in 2012 for the Tanner Lakes, Tanner Mountain, and Tanner Creek, noting that the name honors Illinois Valley miner Ezra Sherman Tanner (who died in 1877), and was mistakenly respelled Tannen by the Forest Service in the early 1900s. Although the lake trail's messageboard is now missing, the trailhead is still easy to find.

-- #83 Grants Pass Nature Trails -- Another nice hike on the edge of town is the Dollar Mountain Trail (or "B Street Trail"), which climbs a wooded ridge with spring wildflowers for a mile to a viewpoint by a radio tower. A service road offers a longer return route for a loop. To find the trailhead, drive west around the County Courthouse between A and C Streets in downtown Grants Pass. Then follow B Street west a mile (through some sharp turns) and turn left on Crescent Drive for 0.2 mile to the trail on the right.

-- #86 Rogue River Trail East -- The trail to Rainie Falls was closed by a landslide a mile west of the trailhead at the Grave Creek Bridge in March 2016. The BLM says it will post news at http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/rogue/news.php when they have repaired the trail. The slide itself doesn't look large. 

-- #91 Paynes Lake -- The directions to the Etna Summit trailhead should read: "From Interstate 5, take the Fort Jones exit (a mile south of Yreka) and follow Highway 3 for 27 miles. Beyond Fort Jones 11 miles, where the highway turns left towards Callahan, go straight on Collier Way for 0.5 mile into the quaint village of Etna. In downtown Etna turn right on Main Street -- which becomes the Etna-Sawyers Bar Road -- for a total of 10.5 miles, climbing the slow, twisty road to Etna Summit."

-- #108 Medicine Creek Rock Art -- The turnoff from Hwy 138 is marked "Medicine Creek Road" and not "Slide Creek Road".

-- #143 Beaver Dam Creek -- Two bridges were missing and blowdown trees were down across this trail in June 2015. "Trail closed" signs suggested that maintenance or repair is unlikely soon. Still, the trail is findable; just be prepared to wade and explore a bit. 

More Hikes -- Enchanted Forest: near Applegate, a square mile of BLM land has 4 miles of trails with big Douglas firs, maple groves, views, and some old clearcuts. Open all year. Watch out for poison oak. From Grants Pass, drive Hwy 238 south 6 miles to Murphy. Just before the Applegate River bridge, turn left on North Applegate Road for 7 miles to a sharp right-hand corner. Turn left her on Kubli Road for 200 yards and turn right on Slagle Creek Road for 1.5 miles to the trailhead at road's end.

More Hikes -- Kettle Lake and Observation Gap: Hike the Pacific Crest Trail where it enters Oregon, following the crest of the Siskiyous 2.5 miles through meadows to a swimmable pond and a viewpoint pass. Drive Highway 238 between Grants Pass and Jacksonville to the community of Ruch, turn south toward the Upper Applegate area 9.5 miles, turn left on Beaver Creek Road 20 for 13 gravel miles to Silver Creek Gap, and continue on gravel Road 2025 for 4 miles to the Pacific Crest Trail crossing, just before Donomore Meadows. For a warmup walk, you might take the PCT briefly to the right to see the California-Oregon border sign at Donomore Meadows. But the best hike is to follow the PCT left (north). After 1.5 miles the PCT passes above Kettle Lake; scramble down to this large pond for a short detour. Then continue a mile to a dirt road crossing at Observation Gap, with a view ahead to Mt. Shasta.

More Hikes -- An interesting exploration, but not exactly a hike, is to visit the Buck Rock Tunnels, south of Emigrant Lake near Ashland at GPS coordinates N 42 degrees 05.470' W 122 degrees 33.073'. The final link in the railroad circuit around the United States was the gap across Siskiyou Mountains. A first attempt at a route through this mountain barrier involved this tunnel, but after workers had blasted a hundred yards into the rock on either side of the hill, engineers realized that that the two ends of the tunnel were so badly out of alignment that they would not meet. A different route was laid out, which now takes trains through Tunnel #13, below the Siskiyou summit.

100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Eastern Oregon, 3rd edition (c) 2015. This 
edition includes all the updates listed below for the 2nd edition. Next printing with updates: April 2018.

-- #4 Macks Canyon -- The trail on the abandoned railroad grade is fine for the first 2.3 miles of the suggested hike, but 0.3 mile before the recommended lunch spot at Sixteen Canyon a rancher has built an illegal barbed wire fence across the public right of way. He's obviously trying to keep his cows in line, but also trying to claim public land as his own. Hello, Bundys! There are no signs, but until this illegal fence can be removed, hikers on the railroad trail may find it difficult to continue the final 0.3 mile to Sixteen Canyon.

-- #7 Gray Butte -- The long mountain bike loop to Smith Rock described in earlier editions of the book (and still shown on the map) is no longer possible. The bridge across the canal from Lambert Ave. to the Burma Road has been gated closed to the public.

-- #80 Summer Lake -- Parking permits for the wildlife refuge are now $10 per day or $30 per year.

-- #85 Modoc Lava Beds -- The entry fee has been raised to $15 per car.

-- #93 Pike Creek -- The trailhead and camping area at Pike Creek are now being managed by the Alvord Ranch. Before parking or camping here, you must first drive 2.2 miles south to Alvord Hot Springs, where you can buy a parking permit for $5, or a camping permit for $30. Then return to Pike Creek for your hike or your overnight stay. At Alvord Hot Springs itself, the $5/person fee now is good for use all day, from 9am to 8pm.

More Hikes -- The Klamath Ridge View Trail runs parallel above Lakeshore Drive in Klamath Falls, with views of Upper Klamath Lake and the Cascades. Start at Moore Park.

More Hikes -- The Spence Mountain Trail, west of Klamath Falls off Highway 140, has 3 miles of finished trail and 3-4 more miles planned, open to mountain bikes, horses, and skiers in winter. The trail network will eventually extend with a loop to Howard's Bay. For more information, contact Dennis Taugher at the Klamath Trails Alliance, dennistaugher@me.com.

100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Eastern Oregon, 2nd edition (c) 2012. All of these updates are included in the new 3rd edition of the book.

-- #8 Badlands -- Badlands Rock, and the trails leading to it, were once closed for raptor breeding, but the closures have been lifted. The map on page 31 incorrectly shows the trails as closed. The Flatiron Rock Trailhead is now well signed on the highway, and the cattle guard at the parking lot entrance has been removed. New wooden pointers at trail junctions make route finding easier. The Badlands Trailhead is now marked on Hwy 20 by a sign "Oregon Badlands Wilderness", and the trailhead itself is a fenced gravel parking lot with a gated trailhead that is closed to vehicles. If you are looking for the trail turnoff for the Dry River channel, make sure you take the side trail to the right that is blocked by THREE boulders (and not previous turnoffs that are blocked by four and two boulders).

-- #9 Paulina Lake -- North Cove Campground has been closed, and the side trail to the Warm Springs has now been signed, so instead of a braided, confusing route you will find a single trail to the lakeshore hot springs.

-- #14 Lookout Mountain -- The trails here have been renamed and renumbered somewhat. From the Independent Mine Trailhead where three trails begin, the long trail to the left is still #808, the short trail up the middle is the Mother Lode Mine Trail #808a, and the trail to the right is the Lookout Mountain Trail #804.

-- #25 Little Malheur River -- The Forest Service no longer maintains this trail, so it is fast becoming impassable. Although hikers can still make it from the trailhead on Road 1370 to the First Crossing, there are so many downed trees across the trail that it is awkward. The route is no longer feasible for horses.

-- #32 Mount Ireland -- When you are driving east from the town of Sumpter, there no longer is a sign marking the Grant County line. Instead watch for a pass marked "Blue Springs Summit." From this pass, continue west another 5.9 miles to find the turnoff on the right for Road 7370 with the "Mt. Ireland L.O." sign. This turnoff is easy to miss.

-- #34 Granite Creek -- At the road junction by the town of Granite, Road 10 has been renamed Red Boy Road 24. When you get to the Granite Creek trailhead, parking permits are not required.

-- #36 North Fork Umatilla River -- Light use and no maintenance have left this otherwise brilliant trail brushy and a little frustrating (August 2014). The trailhead outhouse has been subjected to graffiti and vandalism. Alas.

-- #37 Ninemile Ridge -- A trail sign is missing on the driving route to this trailhead. After you drive a quarter mile past the Umatilla Forks Campground, turn left onto a road marked "3200 - 045" for 0.2 rocky miles to the trailhead.

-- #39 Upper Wenaha River -- The driving directions from Jubilee Lake work, but a shortcut road has been improved, allowing for a much easier drive to the Timothy Springs Trailhead. To find it, drive Road 64 past Jubilee Lake 2 miles to a fork, but then veer LEFT to stay on Road 64. After another 1.7 miles, fork right to stay on Road 64 for another 0.6 mile. Then turn right on gravel Road 6415 for 3.5 miles to a sign for the Timothy Springs Campground, and turn left for 0.2 mile to the trailhead.

-- #52 Mount Howard -- If you want to take the scramble route toward East Peak, do not bushwhack directly there from the summit of Mt. Howard. Instead continue on the main trail another 0.3 mile beyond the summit and turn downhill to the right on a new trail that heads toward East Peak.

-- #55 Ice Lake -- The bridge across the W. Fk. Wallowa River to the Ice Lake Trail became unsafe and has been replaced by a single-log footbridge.

-- #77 Derrick Cave -- The southern road access to this lava tube crosses private land and has been gated, so the route described in the book is no longer open to the public. The cave is still a very interesting destination, and it can be accessed by a longer route on public roads. From downtown Fort Rock, turn north on paved Cabin Lake Road 5-11 for 0.9 mile to the turnoff for Fort Rock State Park, but instead of turning left, go straight on gravel for another 14.9 miles. Beyond the primitive Cabin Lake campground 6 miles, you'll reach an X-shaped intersection. Following "D Cave" pointers, turn right on gravel Road 22 for 2.7 miles to another X-shaped intersection and turn right toward Fox Butte for 9.8 gravel miles to a T-shaped junction just beyond a set of powerlines. Turn right on gravel Road 2320 for 1 mile, fork right onto Road 2325 for 2.5 miles, fork to the right underneath powerlines for 1.7 miles to a junction, and stay left on a track for 1.1 mile to a 3-way fork. Go straight on a dirt road for 0.4 mile to a parking area on the right with a stone wall amid ponderosa pines.  The trail is a broad sandy track for 0.2 mile to a pit with Derrick Cave's entrance.

-- #80 Winter Ridge -- The turnoff for Road 29 from the highway beside Summer Lake is at milepost 87, not milepost 82. Be warned that the Fremont Trail is infrequently maintained. In June 2013 there were so many trees across the path north of Government Harvey Pass that it was impassable to horses and awkward for hikers.

-- #81 Campbell and Dead Horse Lakes -- A pine beetle infestation in this area killed enough lodgepole pines that the Forest Service closed the road to Dead Horse Lake for two years while they cut dead trees and rebuilt the campground. The roads are all open once again, so the description in the book is accurate. A new group campsite at Dead Horse Lake has been opened just before you reach the lake, on the right-hand side, on a shadeless ridge where dead trees have been removed.

-- #89 DeGarmo Canyon -- The "DeGarmo Canyon" sign has been moved 100 yards so it now points up the dirt road that leads to the canyon mouth.

-- #90 Hart Mountain Hot Springs -- When hiking from the Hot Springs campground toward Warner Peak, it's much easier to follow the Barnhardi Road than to bushwhack up along Rock Creek. Incidentally, the silver gate on Barnhardi Road has been replaced by a rusty green gate. When you get to the dilapidated cabin at Barnhardi Basin, expect mosquitoes in this marshy area during June and July. To return on a loop, consider following Rock Creek downstream back to the campground, although this route really has no trail.

-- #92 Steens Summit -- The Steens Mountain Loop Road has been improved, so the 6-mile Rooster Comb section is no longer rough. This section between the South Steens Campground and the Steens summit is still steep, twisty, and gravel, but is passable by standard passenger cars.

-- #95 and 96 -- The gravel Fields-Follyfarm Road has been renamed the East Steens Road, and has been paved for 10 miles on either end, south from Highway 78 and north from Fields. The central section from the Alvord Desert to Mann Lake remains wide gravel. The access to Mickey Hot Springs has also changed, in that the green cattle guard near the 90-degree corner of the road has been removed. If you are driving south, look for a 90-degree curve to the right signed "40 MPH." At the start of the curve, veer left onto an unmarked gravel road. From there on, stay on the largest road, keeping left when in doubt, to the signed parking area for Mickey Hot Springs.

-- #95 Pike Creek -- The trail has now been built all the way to the forks of Pike Creek, so you no longer need to scramble from cairn to cairn.

-- #96 Borax Hot Springs -- The wire gate at the old trailhead is now unlocked and open, so you can drive another 0.4 mile to a new trailhead at the road junction at the north end of Lower Borax Lake Reservoir. 

Alvord Hot Springs is now hosted by a caretaker who charges $5 per person for use all day (kids under 10 are free). Clothing is still optional. If you pay $20 for a (shadeless) campsite you get unlimited access to the hot spring pool and to a private road to the Alvord Desert playa.

-- #98 Leslie Gulch -- Slocum Campground now has shade shelters over most picnic tables, as well as a restroom and garbage service. Piped spring water is available about 3.5 miles up the road, between Dago Gulch and Juniper Gulch. Near a cattle guard, park on  a short spur road to the north that heads into an aspen grove. Then walk 50 feet to the piped spring.

-- #118 North Point -- This trail has been abandoned for 30 years, so it is pretty much unfindable now, but the area is nonetheless a rewarding place to bushwhack and explore, especially in June, with hidden wildflower meadows and views.

-- #130 High Lake via Lake Creek -- This trail was abandoned after a forest fire swept through the area. Downed trees now cover the path.

-- #131 Mud Lake -- This trail was abandoned after a forest fire swept through the area. Downed trees now cover the path.

-- #134 Delintment Creek -- I searched for this trail at the Delintment Lake Campground in June 2014 and could not find it. Even the trailhead seems to be gone.

-- #141 Reynolds Creek -- This trail has been unmaintained for so long that it is nearly unfindable. This is intentional, to protect the petroglyphs on the stone arch from vandalism. Only attempt this trip if you are prepared for a miserable bushwhack and a respectful visit to a sacred site.

-- #181 Huckleberry Mountain -- The trailhead is now at Little Bear Saddle. Park here and walk gated Road 160 half a mile to the old trailhead.