Have all day?

Perimeter/Roemers meadow/rackett ridge

  • Distance: 8 miles

  • Configuration: loop

  • Difficulty: moderate

  • Elevation gain: 740 ft

  • Trailhead: North Falls Trailhead parking lot

highlights:

  • Hike on Silver Falls’ newest trail - Roemer’s Meadow Trail

  • Roemer’s Meadow Trail is named for a Pacific Northwest native grass that is found growing in the park near the new trail.

  • Hike along portions of the Perimeter Trail and Rackett Ridge to finish the loop back to the trailhead.

  • Pets are also allowed on these trails

 
 

buck mountain loop

  • Distance: 8.2 miles

  • Configuration: loop

  • Difficulty: moderately strenuous

  • Elevation gain: 650 ft

  • Trailhead: Howard Creek Day Use (chemical toilet, no fee machine at trailhead - use Registration Booth fee machine)

highlights:

  • Multi-use trail for hikers, horses, and mountain bikes. Remember the trail courtesy rules!

  • Older sections of the rainforest with giant western hemlock and impressive Douglas-fir.

 
 

perimeter trail

  • Distance: 11.8 miles

  • Configuration: out and back

  • Difficulty: moderate (steep sections)

  • Elevation gain: 740 ft

  • Trailhead: North Falls Trailhead parking lot

highlights:

  • A great section of the park to see Devil’s Club (Oplopanax horridus); one of the most interesting and formidable looking plants at Silver Falls

  • The Perimeter Trail roughly runs along the eastern border of the park and winds through some older stands of Western Hemlock and Douglas-fir

  • The Perimeter Trail connects with several other trails. (Roemer’s Meadow, Rackett Ridge, Buck Mountain, Catamount)