The Fifteenmile trail is a 10-mile-long section of the Stiletsi and White Crane Loop found on the Oregon Timber Trail website. The Fifteenmile trail climbs through an oak savanna studded with yellow balsamroot, past old-growth ponderosa pine, through dense conifer forest, and then tops out at Eightmile Point with some pretty incredible views.  The trail is seldom far from Fifteenmile Creek, which is always good for a cold plunge on a hot day.

The Oregon Timber Trail Alliance has adopted the easternmost three miles of the Fifteenmile trail and each year we cut back the brush and remove logs that have fallen into the trail. We’ll be back this year on National Trails Day, June 1, to do the same.

The trailhead is an hour southeast of Hood River or a two-and-a-half-hour drive north of Bend.  We invite you to give a day to trails and join this effort. You provide the enthusiasm and we’ll provide the tools. Once you sign up we’ll let you know how to get to the trailhead and other details.

What's National Trails Day All About? On the first Saturday in June, National Trails Day is a day of public events aimed at advocacy and trail service. Tens of thousands of hikers, bikers, paddlers, horseback riders, trail clubs, federal and local agencies, land trusts, and businesses come together in partnership to advocate for, maintain, and clean up public lands and trails. Learn more over on the American Hiking Society’s website where you can take the Trails Day pledge for a chance to win some neat gear.