Enchanted Forest Trail

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The trail is maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is accessible year round. The Enchanted Forest Trail starts from a very small parking area at the end of Slagle Creek Road in the Applegate Valley, about 20 miles west of Medford, Oregon. From the trailhead, the trail (actually an old road here) passes a large meadow and traverses a slope thick with buckbrush and twisted oaks before entering the creek drainage. An old car body signals the end of the old road and the start of a singletrack trail up the drainage under a tall forest canopy.

At 0.5 miles from the trailhead, you pass a signed junction with the Felton Memorial Trail, a 1.5 mile long trail that leads to a memorial for three men who perished when their helicopter crashed near the terminus of the trail. The Enchanted Forest Trail continues up the drainage until, at 1.6 miles from the trailhead, it turns sharply west and climbs to the ridgecrest, where it ends at a private property boundary. A short stroll southwest along the ridge will provide a limited view of the Applegate Valley. It is possible to continue upslope from here on an old road but doing so would cause you to trespass on private land. Best to turn around here and enjoy another pass through the forest.

In the spring, this trail system is an ideal place to enjoy some of the numerous species of wildflowers found in southern Oregon.