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Lone Pine Prospect Trail, Oregon
Wild and Scenic Illinois River Road Guide

The Lone Pine Prospect trail follows an old mining road through a deep forest of Douglas-fir and sugar pine to a geologic boundary with the nation's largest serpentine outcrop where sparse stands of Jeffrey pine, incense cedar and manzanita offer an open view of the valley below.

The forest seen along the One Pine Prospect trail was not burned in the 2002 Biscuit Fire and offers an opportunity for visitors to compare this forest with plant communities that experienced low intensity burns (such as seen near Store Gulch) or high intensity burns (such as seen on the Deep Gorge Trail).

Directions 

Follow Highway 199 to Selma and turn on the Illinois River Road into the Wild and Scenic River corridor. The turn is marked by a blinking yellow light with a post office and gas station on the corner. Drive 0.4 miles and turn right on Valley Heights, a one lane gravel surfaced road. Drive about a mile to the entrance of the trailhead. This trail is on Bureau of Land Management land but is informally maintained by local residents. You have to look for the trailhead but once you are on it, the route is generally easy to follow.  Here is how to find it. After driving one mile on Valley Heights, the gravel surfaced road abruptly ends and a single track dirt road goes up a hill straight in front of you for about 400 feet. At the top of the hill is a gate. The trailhead is about half way up this dirt hill on the left. If you get to the gate you have gone about 200 feet too far.

Trail Description
The hike is generally uphill for most its distance. Length of hike to the chrome prospect is about a mile and a half with a total elevation gain of about 500 feet. The chrome prospect is marked by a small pile of gravel. Continue past this excavation and when you enter the forest again, about 500 feet from the prospect, look for an indistinct trail going up hill. About 100 you will come to a small mine that is partially filled with water. Please do not enter to avoid disturbing bats that use the mine tunnel.

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