Access:

Myrtle  Point

From Myrtle Point, head east on Hwy 42.  In approximately 9 mi., turn left  onto Big Creek Rd.  If you  come to the small town of Bridge, you went too far.  Follow Big Creek about 3 mi. and  turn right onto Jones Creek Rd. #29-11-23.0.  Park on the road prior to crossing  the bridge.  Head up Jones  Creek Road and stay right on #29-11-23.1 at your first intersection.  Go .8 mi. uphill to another fork  in the road.  Stay right and  continue uphill.  Bear left at  the next two forks and you will enter Coquille Indian Tribal land (may be  signed as such).  Once the  road levels off, look for a dirt road (actually the trail) on your left  with some tank traps dug into it.  The ride from the beginning of Jones Cr. Rd. to the trail is  approximately 2.5 mi.  Congratulations, you made it up the climb and now have some fun  technical singletrack ahead!

Roseburg

From Roseburg, travel on Hwy 42 west heading towards  Coquille and Coos Bay.  About  9 miles prior to Myrtle Point you will go through the small town of  Bridge.  Take your first right  after Bridge onto Big Creek Rd.  Follow directions above.

Trail  Description: 

The dirt road that  starts the route quickly turns into a trail just prior to entering a  meadow. This meadow is very sensitive. Please stay on the trail at all  times. After the meadow, the trail hits a skid road in a clear-cut; stay  left at any intersections. In about ¼ mi., you have two options you can go  straight continuing to a gravel road (the easier/less uphill route) or  drop down a technical trail on your left (this trail can be hard to find  and is in an older clear-cut than the one you just went through. Take a  right and proceed to an intersection where you will go left and descend  down the gravel road approximately .2 mi. Look for the trail on your  right.

If you went left down the difficult route, take a right at  the end it to climb to the remainder of the trail. The first trail you  come to is the most technical section of the trail. If you take it you  will drop down to the –23.3 rd. If you pass on this trail and continue to  climb up the rd., look for the another trail on your left.  If you hit any intersections, you  went too far.

Once on the second  section of trail (or third for those who took the alternate route), it  will end on a road.  Drop down  the road, and look for the trail on your right side.  This final section of trail splits  in about .1 mi.  The left  route goes to the upper end of the -23.3 road.  The right route is a fun old  growth descent to Axe Cr. Rd.  Take a left on Axe. Cr. Rd. which will shortly hit Big Creek  Rd.  Take another left  returning to Jones Creek Rd (on your left after a couple of  miles). 

For more information, trail conditions  and maps contact: Coos Bay District BLM at (541)756-0100 or visit  their web site at www.or.blm.gov/coosbay/

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