Phillips Lake North Shoreline Trail #1608
Baker City, Oregon
Address: | ~NF-2226, Baker City, OR 97814, USA |
GPS: |
44°40'34.0"N 118°4'55.6"W Maps | Directions |
State: | Oregon |
Trail Length: | 7.00 miles |
Trail Type: | Network |
MTB Trail Type: | Singletrack |
Mountain Bike
The Phillips Lake North Shore trail traverses the northern banks of Phillips Reservoir connecting Mason Dam Boat Launch, Union Creek Campground, Social Security Point, Mowich Loop to a western access point near Hudspeth Lane. Throughout the year trail users will encounter outstanding views while traveling through young growth ponderosa pine forests, grasslands, meadows and historic rock dredge piles bordering the reservoir. Numerous coves and inlets provide opportunities for viewing waterfowl, shorebirds and deer. As a year-round facility, visitors can enjoy the trail for hikes, on their mountain bikes or on crosscountry skiis. This trail is one of several mountain bike, hiking and equestrian trails that is found in the Phillips Lake Trail system.Advisory: The westernmost portion of the trail past Mowich Loop Picnic Area may be underwater in the early Spring when the reservoir is at its fullest.Difficulty level: Although there are some short sections with moderate grades, the trail is at an 'easy to more difficult' level.Maps: The Phillips Lake North Shore trail overview and map (210 KB) provides a quick one page overview of the trail, the facilities and directions on how to get there. The Phillips Lake Trail map (1.2 Mb, PDF) shows more details for the northern and southern trails around the lake and adjacent area. Courtesy of Singletracks.com
More Information
Never modify trail features. Ride trails when they're dry enough that you won't leave ruts. Speak up when you see others on the trail and always yield to hikers, horses, and others coming uphill. Always ride on the established trail.
Read MoreDirections
From Baker City, Oregon
- Head south on 4th St toward Auburn Ave (138 ft)
- Turn left at the 1st cross street onto Auburn Ave (0.1 mi)
- Turn right at the 2nd cross street onto 2nd St (0.3 mi)
- Turn right onto OR-7 S/Dewey AveContinue to follow OR-7 S(21.6 mi)
- Turn left onto Hudspeth Ln/NFD 1170 (1.2 mi)
- Turn left onto NF-2226 (0.5 mi)
- Turn leftDestination will be on the right(0.1 mi)
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