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Forest trail to Siltcoos Lake past historic logging stumps, 13.5 miles north.
This trail descends through mature coastal forest to the western edge of Siltcoos Lake. Sounds are muffled by a deep carpet of hemlock needles, and the dense canopy shelters hikers from summer sun and winter rain. Massive stumps remain from 1930s logging — look for the notches that once held springboards, the planks loggers stood on while hand-sawing a tree. Halfway to the lake the trail splits into a loop, with both directions reaching the water in about a mile. Located 13.5 miles north of Reedsport on US 101 at milepost 198; turn east into the trailhead parking. Distance: 2.25 miles one way. Difficulty: Moderate. Fee/pass required for parking; vault toilet on trail.