Turn off ORE-62 Crater Lake Hwy onto NF-68, and then just follow NF-68: right at 42.8641, -122.5061; bear left at 42.873, -122.4977; and follow the pavement to the end; the turns are mostly obvious after here, Caltopo's map is quite good to Abbott Butte Trailhead; when forest management crews haven't closed the trail for fire and burnt tree hazard mitigation, you can combine this with that hike.
This is a quite decent set of forest roads up to a peak that'll require just a little bushwhacking.
Take the Inkom Idaho Ext off of I-15 (approx.13 miles south of Pocatello Id). Going through the town of Inkom, take Rapid Creek Rd to Inman Rd. which will be on your right. This road turns into FS road 018 and goes to the Trail Head, (42.50.15 N, 112.10.47W).
Pine Ridge is an easy to moderate hike along a double track and easy bush wacking. Any passenger car should be able to navigate to the place we parked and many would likely have no trouble driving further up the 2 track if desired. We had plenty of activity on 2M and I wouldn't expect any trouble activating 2M only. The views of the Grasslands and Central Oregon Cascades are fantastic and the solitude is remarkable for the ease of access.
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Approach is the same as http://www.pnwsota.org/blog/kf7sey/2023-september-29/green-mountain-or-march-2022
continue down the road 1.5 miles turn left here: (44.76156350370385, -123.6659815609456) continue to summit.
Start at Green Mountain Rd off of Logsden Rd. 44.687697924471465, -123.62803059856984
Start at Green Mountain Rd off of Logsden Rd. 44.687697924471465, -123.62803059856984
Follow this road for 7 miles to: (44.756485187050004, -123.64030749612313) park here to start your hike.
This summit is best accessed via FR 4610, running east from the La Dee Flat OHV area. A high clearance vehicle with all-terrain tires is recommended, as the road is quite rocky and subject to rock slides and debris from steep hillsides.
