Mapleton Hill Pioneer Trail - offers a bit of history to the visitor.
The trail is a self guided tour through a bit of history of the area. It takes you on a discovery of the
North Fork Trail, which later became the Mapleton Hill Road. As you walk the trail, you'll learn how it developed from a path cut by animals to a road that helped link Eugene and Florence.
The road's colorful history includes a covered bridge that collapsed during a snowstorm, and Model T's crashing down steep embankments while trying to negotiate sharp switchbacks.
The history of the original road makes it eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Today's trail covers a portion of the old trail, as well as part of the original road.
Please follow the trail system to preserve vegetation. The cache is located on a lesser defined trail near the main trail.
Mapleton Hill Pioneer Trail - offers a bit of history to the visitor.
The trail is a self guided tour through a bit of history of the area. It takes you on a discovery of the
North Fork Trail, which later became the Mapleton Hill Road. As you walk the trail, you'll learn how it developed from a path cut by animals to a road that helped link Eugene and Florence.
The road's colorful history includes a covered bridge that collapsed during a snowstorm, and Model T's crashing down steep embankments while trying to negotiate sharp switchbacks.
The history of the original road makes it eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Today's trail covers a portion of the old trail, as well as part of the original road.
Please follow the trail system to preserve vegetation. The cache is located on a lesser defined trail near the main trail.