(We’re not sure how long it takes to get used to hiking in its presence but we haven’t gotten there yet.) There was a nice variety of wildflowers along the way and, as I already mentioned, a good deal of wildlife. Roxy Ann’s shadow being cast over Medford.įor the most part the trails in the park were nice and wide giving us the feeling of plenty of space from the abundant poison oak in the area. It was 0.2 miles along the road from the 2nd gate to the start of the Madrone Trail where we turned right and began climbing in earnest. Then we would descend via the Manzanita Trail back to the Madrone Trail to return to Roxy Ann Road and eventually our car. Our planned lollipop loop was to take the Madrone Trail to the Oak Trail then onto the Ponderosa Trail which would take us up to the Park Tower Road where we could visit the summit. Sunlight hitting the hillsides on the far side of Medford. Fortunately deer were the theme for the first half of the hike and we had several more photo ops with them. We spotted three deer and a jack rabbit during the road walk but the low light conditions made for poor picture taking opportunities. While the forecast was for a mostly sunny day the clouds from the weekend hadn’t moved on as we hiked up the road. Like most of our other hikes this trip we’d originally planned on a longer hike utilizing more of the Park’s trails but had pulled back after the first day of our trip ( post) but parking at the first, lower trailhead did add a little over 2 miles round trip. He suggests a 3.4 mile loop started by parking at the second gate. This was another hike that became a featured hike in his 4.2 edition “100 Hikes/Travel Guide Southern Oregon & Northern California” due to fire damage to several of the previously featured hikes. We wanted to get an early start to our drive back to Salem so we opted to park at the 1st gate and road walk to the start of the trail that Sullivan features in his guidebook. The park has two gates that according to the park brochure are “typically” open from 8 to 8 in Spring and Summer (closed at 5pm in Fall/Winter). Located within Prescott Park the 3670′ Roxy Ann Peak offers multiple trails and great views (on clear days) of the surrounding area. Memorial Day marked the end of our trip to the Medford area but before we headed home we had one final hike planned at Roxy Ann Peak.
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