Hike #25 - Rich Gulch Trail, Jacksonville, OR
The week of July 4th, 2013, Paul and I visited friends near Medford, OR. The quaint, historic small town of Jacksonville was delightful and we especially enjoyed the 1100 acre Woodlands Forest Park. The Rich Gulch trail is just one of the many trails we hiked that week. This is a one mile moderate hike and well maintained. "The site of one of the richest gold strikes in the history of the Western United States. Stretches between the West Fir Street trailhead and South Oregon Street. Follows old hydraulically mined gulches and glory holes dating from the 1860s. Twelve illustrated interpretive signs encircle the deeply incised gulch narrating the mining history of the area." http://www.jvwoodlands.org/trailmap.html
The week of July 4th, 2013, Paul and I visited friends near Medford, OR. The quaint, historic small town of Jacksonville was delightful and we especially enjoyed the 1100 acre Woodlands Forest Park. The Rich Gulch trail is just one of the many trails we hiked that week. This is a one mile moderate hike and well maintained. "The site of one of the richest gold strikes in the history of the Western United States. Stretches between the West Fir Street trailhead and South Oregon Street. Follows old hydraulically mined gulches and glory holes dating from the 1860s. Twelve illustrated interpretive signs encircle the deeply incised gulch narrating the mining history of the area." http://www.jvwoodlands.org/trailmap.html.JPG)
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