No takers? This trail is a dotted trail, so not a major route. No clue if it had a number or a name, but I call  it by the name of the creek it follows. The maps show it going down to the Clackamas River and crossing to meet the Upper Clackamas River Trail at a junction with another trail that heads East up a prominent butte in the area. Don

Well Don, your clues have confused me (which is not hard to do).  I thought you might be referring to Oak Grove Butte, but I don't see any dotted trails that follow a creek that connect to a trail that goes to Oak Grove Butte.  Since you said you just found the trail it can't be Switch creek (and switch creek is a dashed trail, not a dotted trail). I'm going to need some more clues....

Somewhere near Granite Creek?

The trail is further up the river past Burnt Granite, but if you drive to the current trailhead access for Burnt Granite you drive within 2-3 miles of the mystery trail. Don

Fawn Creek?

BrianEdwards said Fawn Creek?

  That would be correct. I only found a 1-200 yards segment above the 4671-170 road to the south of Fawn Creek. Below the road was a newer clearcut, so probably not much use looking into any further. I was more interested in locating the eastern portion that goes up Sisi Butte. Your turn to post one. Don  

Chuck and I chased that trail up the otherside figuring it would be apparent at that spring, but it was dubious at best. I mean whether we were on tread or imaginary tread. You know how that is. Or game trails/imaginary tread/indian trail type trail.   D 2

  Abandoned trail in the district

You along Stroupe Creek?

Donovan said Chuck and I chased that trail up the otherside figuring it would be apparent at that spring, but it was dubious at best. I mean whether we were on tread or imaginary tread. You know how that is. Or game trails/imaginary tread/indian trail type trail.   D 2

  I think it would be worth another look now that we have a wilderness without trails. Don

Yep

Just crin' to be sawed out. Nice. D 2

So I take it, it is my turn to post one? That trail along Stroupe Creek is a portion of the South Fork Mtn Trail that comes from South Fork Mtn and ends at Bagby Hot Springs. A good portion of it from our present trailhead for Baty Butte comes down Stroupe Creek, going through 3 clearcuts before crossing Nohorn Creek on over to Bagby. So here is a view from another abandoned trail in our district. Seeing how I spent most of my time tracking down these old gems, most of my pictures are from abandoned trails. Don

Looks a little bit steamy, if you catch my drift . . .   D 2

Austin is definitely in the area. Don

Oak Grove Butte?    

Yep!

Abandoned Trail  

Brian that looks like a hundred other abandoned trails we have in our district, but my feet tell me I haven't been here. So enlighten us, is this abandoned trail in one of the new wilderness areas? Don

Round Mountain?   D 2