
I parked before the road got too narrow and walked.

The road parallels Big Hollow, seen on the right.

The trailhead for the Big Hollow Trail. You can drive to this point if you choose.

Along the Big Hollow Trail.

Forested and with small views toward the eroded sandy cliffs typical for the area.

Big Hollow Trail.

I reached a junction. Left leads up the Big Hollow Trail, but I stayed right to take the Camp Eli Trail. Fir about 50 feet it might be hard to locate the start of the Camp Eli Trail as it crosses the drainage.

Along the Camp Eli Trail.

View back along the Camp Eli Trail.

The trail becomes a bit more steep as it parallels the drainage.

Making progress up the Camp Eli Trail.

The trail wraps up and around a small dryfall, seen below.

More ascending. The trail seems to be maintained fairly regularly, deadfall cut recently.

The trail mellows out a bit higher up and ascends through a small meadow and some forest.

An old trough.

View back along the Camp Eli Trail, shortly before reaching the junction with the Grand View Trail.

Junction with the Grand View Trail. Stay left here. Finding the trail might be a bit hard for about 50 feet, but it follows the ridge crest.

View back down along the Grand View Trail back toward the junction below somewhere.

Grand View Trail, some nice views toward the typical red/white eroded hoodoos of the area.

Another shot back along the Grand View Trail.

Ascending along the Grand View Trail.

Just before reaching the Forest Road above, a final shot back.

A short hike along the forest road. Keep an eye out on the left for where the Grand View Trail pops back in.

Grand View Trail, but it's now doubletrack.

Along the Grand View Trail, Black Butte up there somewhere.

Along the pleasant ridge, colorful hoodoos seen below to the north.

Close-up toward the hoodoos along the cliffs.


The Grand View Trail passes right by the summit of Black Butte on the peak's west side.

I left the Grand View Trail to ascend to the summit. There was an old logging road that I followed for a few feet, but even this gave up and I had to ascend the steep slope.

View back toward the short, steep ascent from the trail to the summit. Grand View Trail is on the left somewhere.

Short bushwhack to gain the summit.

Black Butte summit.
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