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What is Wilderness? The Wilderness Act of 1964 defines Wilderness as: A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recog- nized as an area where the and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain. An area of wilderness is further defined to mean in this Act an are of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without perma- nent improvements or human habitation, which is protected and managed so as to pre- serve its natural conditions and which (1) generally ap- Map section taken from Strawberry pears to have been affected Wilderness Map, available for purchase at all primarily by the forces of na- Malheur National Forest offices. ture, with the imprint of man’s Table work substantially unnoticea- ble; (2) has outstanding oppor- For More Information Mountain tunities for solitude or a primi- tive and unconfined type of Malheur National Forest Trail #217 recreation; (3) has at least five P.O. Box 909 thousand acres of land or is of 431 Patterson Rd. sufficient size to make practi- cable its preservation and use John Day, Or. 97845 in an unimpaired condition; and (4) may also contain eco- www.fs.fed.us/r6/malheur logical, geological, or other features of scientific, educa- Facebook: @MalheurNationalForest tional, scenic, or historical val- Twitter: @MalheurNF ue. Forest Malheur 541-575-3000 Service National Forest

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. Trail Information Table Mountain What to Look Forward To Primarily used by hunters, this trail gives The trail is 6.3 miles in length Trail #217 good access to the upper end of the East one way. Fork Creek Trail #211 and allows Moderate relatively good access to the Wall Creek drainage in the Strawberry Mountain Wil- Directions The Table Mountain Trail is lo- derness. cated on the south western side From the town of John Day travel of the Strawberry Mountain G r e a t H i k e south on Hwy 395 to County Rd. 65. Follow County Rd. 65 ap- Range, at the edge of the Straw- Table Mountain Trail offers hikers both sin- proximately 6 miles turn left onto berry Mountain Wilderness, and gle and multi day hiking choices. For a Forest Rd. 651 and proceed ap- ranges in elevation from 5200 ft. great single day hike, follow the trail to it’s proximately 3 miles to the trail- to 5800 ft. connection with the East Fork of Canyon head. This trail can be reached during Creek Trail #277. For multiday hiking there the summer months for recrea- are many great choices. Connect to either tion. the Canyon Mountain Trail #218 or Pine Creek Trail #201 which in turn connects to This trail is in the wilderness, no many other trails. If you are going to build mechanized modes of travel are a campfire please stay 100 ft. from water allowed. This includes but is not sources and use existing fire rings. limited to; bicycles, ohv’s, or game carts. Safety In the Woods Be prepared for all types of conditions and weather. Bring with you extra food and water, or water filtration system. Be bear and cougar aware, tie food up in a tree or bring a bear box to protect food, never keep food in your tent. Have a plan for your trip including route of travel and esti- mated time of return. Let family or friends know your plans. Do not rely on cell cov- erage or GPS. Carry a paper map and know how to read it. Plan ahead and be safe.