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Forest Grove District Office801 Gales Creek Road

Forest Grove, OR 97116(503) 357-2191

www.oregon.gov/ODF

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Tillamook State ForestT r a i l g u i D e

Historic Hiking LoopNels Rogers, Wilson River Wagon Road,

Gravelle Brothers Trails and University Falls

lengTh: 8.6 milesDiFFiculTy: Moderate

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Nels Rogers Trail: 1.6 milesWilson River Wagon Road Trail: 4.2 milesGravelle Brothers Trail: 2.4 mile

To University Falls: 0.4 mile

Tillamook Treasures

Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)Thislovelyshrubglowsduringthefallprovidingsplashesofcolorthroughouttheforest.Itcanrangefrombrightyellow,toorangeandredasseenhere.Itisnotuncommontoseealeafthathasallofthosecolorsmixedwithgreen.Thisshrubisafoodstaplefordeerandelk,andNativeAmericansuseditsflexibletwigsfordrumhoops,spoons,anddishes.Nowwemostlyjustenjoythecolorandthrowingthehelicopter-likeseeds.

Wilson River Wagon Road Trail ContinueacrossBeaverDamRoadontheWilsonRiverWagonRoadTrailtocontinuetheloop.

ThistrailfollowsaportionofthehistoricwagonroutealongtheSouthForkoftheWilsonRiver.

Openedin1893asatollroad,thiswastheonlyroutebetweenForestGroveandTillamook.Itwastraveledbystagecoachandoxcarts.Thesedaysit’sespeciallysuitedforhikers,mountainbikers,andhorseriders.

ThistrailcrossesseveralmotorizedtrailswhileclimbingaboveBrownsCamp.Wildstrawberriesskirtthetrailinopenareas,andothersectionsfollowapathestablishedbymigratingelkherds.OnemilefromBeaverDamRoad,thetraildescendsandmeetsOldSaddleMountainRoad,whereremainsofanhistoricrailroadtrestlearepresent.Turnrightontotheroadandfollowthesigns100feetwheretheWilsonRiverWagonRoadTrailcontinuestotheleft.

Thetraillevelsoutandcrossestwoadditionalgravelroadsbeforeitparallelsabubblingstream.

Another1.4milesbringstheWilsonRiverWagonRoadTrailtoUniversityFallsRoadandGravelleBrothersTrailhead.

Visitors may choosetofollowtheWilsonRiverWagonRoadTrailtoStagecoachHorse Camp or continuetheloopontheGravelleBrothersTrail.TheWilsonRiverWagonRoadTrailpicksupagain0.1milewestonUniversityFalls Road and is markedbylogSkunk cabbage

(Lysichiton americanum)

railings.Therearetwotrailsegmentsthatleadtothecampground.ThenorthernportionofWilsonRiverWagonRoadTrailparallelsandcrossesUniversityFalls Road several times for 0.8 mile. Then it crosses RutherfordRoadanddropsdowntoStagecoachHorseCampin0.4mile.ThesouthernSideStepTrailmovesawayfromUniversityFallsRoaduntilitmeetsitagainnearthejunctionwith RutherfordRoad.NearbyHorseshoeLoopoffersashortridefromStageCoachCampground.

Gravelle Brothers Trail (including University Falls)UniversityFallsTrailheadmarksthebeginningoftheGravelleBrothersTrail.ThistrailisnamedfortheGravelletwins,ElroyandEdmund,whospentcountlesshourshelpingtodevelopandmaintaintheTillamookStateForesttrailsystem.TocontinueontheloopbacktoRogersCampTrailheadcrosstheroadandtaketheGravelleBrothersTrailnorth.

Thetrailbeginswithashortclimbonrockysoil.Asthetraillevelsoff,itcrossestwomotorizedtrails,sobecautious.In0.4milethetraildropsdowntoajunction.Toreachthefalls,lookforthepaintedsignmarkingthewayandcontinue500feettothefalls.

UniversityFallsisagreatspottocooloffduringthesummerortoenjoyapeacefullunch.Thelevelofwaterflowingoverthefallsvariesgreatlythroughouttheyear,fromarushingcascadethatcoversthe entirerockfacetolittlemorethanatrickleaftera drysummer.

TofinishtheHistoricHikingLoop,returntothetrailjunctionandcontinueontheGravelleBrothersTrailwhichismarkedbyasign.ScorchedstumpslinethetrailtellingthestoryoftheTillamookBurn.StayrightandfollowtheoldroadgradetoRogersCamp.Arightturnhereleadsquicklyuptoagravelroad.FollowtheroadtothetopofthehilltotheODOTmaintenanceshedandproceedbehindthecementbarriersonthisshared-usesegmentoftheElliottCreekOHVTrail.FollowBeaverDamRoad0.2miletoRogersCampTrailhead.

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Trailhead accessTheeasiestaccesstothistrailsystemisfromRogersCampTrailheadoffofBeaverDamRoad.Two-wheeldrivevehiclesandtrailersareadvisednot to take UniversityFallsandRutherfordRoadsdirectlyfromHightway6.

Rogers Camp TrailheadTravelonHighway6tothesummitoftheCoastRange,justwestofmilepost33,watchingforsignstoRogersCamp.TurnsouthonBeaverDamRoadandproceed250feettoa“T”junction.Turnleftfor0.1miletothetrailhead.Thistrailheadisastagingareaforbothmotorizedgroupsandnon-motorizedgroups.

Deyoe Creek TrailheadTravelonHighway6tothesummitoftheCoastRange(milepost33)andturnsouth(right)ontoBeaverDamRoad.At0.7mile,bearrightontoUniversityFallsRoadandfindtheDeyoeCreekTrailheadontheleft,justacrossaconcretebridge.

University Falls TrailheadFollowthedirectionsaboveforDeyoeCreekTrailheadonUniversityFallsRoad.Continueonthisroadcrossingawoodenbridgeandheadinguphilltotheright.At2.6milesfromthehighway,followasmallsignreading“HorseCamp.”Travelanother0.5miletotheUniversityFallsTrailhead.

Stagecoach Horse CampEquestriansmayaccesstheHistoricHikingLoopfromRogersCampTrailhead,butmostprefertouseStagecoachHorseCamp.ToreachthehorsecampfollowthedirectionsforUniversityFallsTrailhead.ContinueonUniversityFallsRoad1.0miletothejunctionwithRutherfordRoadandfollowthesigns.

about the TrailTheHistoricHikingLoopislocatedatthesummitoftheCoastRange.ThistrailsystemconsistsoftheNelsRogersTrail,theWilsonRiverWagonRoadTrailandtheGravelleBrothersTrail.Itmaybeenjoyedasan8.6milelooporinsections.Thesethreetrailstravelthroughscenicsecond-growthforestplantedaftertheTillamookBurn.MakesuretovisitoneofthemostphotographedspotsintheTillamookStateForest,UniversityFalls.Ashortsidetripfromtheloop,ora0.4milehikefromthetrailhead,leadstothemajesticUniversityWaterfall. Alongthishistoricrouteyouwillcrossoldrailroadgrades,seasonalstreams,forestroads,andoff-highwayvehicle(OHV)trails.

TheOregonDepartmentofForestrymanagestheTillamookStateForestformultiplerecreationalopportunities.Thenon-motorizedHistoricHikingLooptravelsthroughamotorizedtrailzoneandcrossesOHVtrails.Youmayhearsoundsofmotorcyclesandall-terrainvehicles.Pleasemakesuretoremainontheappropriate designated trails.

Nels Rogers TrailTofollowaloopontheHistoricHikingLoopbeginatRogersCampTrailheadandtraveluphillonFirebreakOneRoadtothelograilingsthatmarkNelsRogersTrail.This1.6miletrailpassesthroughforestplantedin1949.This area is dedicated to Nels Rogers, state forester from 1940-49.AftercrossingBeaverDamRoadnearthe1.3

milemark,thetrailreachesa“T”junctionatthebankoftheDevil’sLakeForkoftheWilsonRiver.RightleadstoDeyoeCreekTrailheadalongasteep,rockytrail.NelsRogersTrailcontinuesleft.Onceyouhavereachedthewater’sedge,turnleftandskirtalongthebanktoalogbridge.Horseridersshouldfordthecreekdownstreamfromthebridge.Duringhighwater,taketheHighwaterTrailwhichheadsrightandpassesthroughtheDeyoeCreekTrailheadin0.2mile.Aftercrossingthefootbridge,staylefttocontinueontheHistoricHikingLoop.Visitorswilltravelthroughadense,mossyforestandmeetBeaverDamRoad,whichmarkstheendofNelsRogersTrailandthebeginningoftheWilsonRiverWagonRoadTrail.

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