This summit is a fairly easy trip from the Eugene, OR area.  The 4.1 mile drive up to the trailhead is steep in places, but passible with a standard car.  The short (quarter mile) hike to the top is easy, and the top is broad and generally flat.

To get there, take OR 126 west from the Walton store in Walton for 0.8 miles to the unmarked Walker Creek Road and turn to the north.  Follow the main uphill forks for 4.1 miles to a locked yellow gate.  After the first bearing to the right coming off of the highway, all off the forks are to the left until the last uphill to the right onto 18-8-1, which leads to the gate in about 0.2 miles. The gravel road takes 20 to 25 minutes. Park near there and follow the gated road to the top.  The top has a number of commercial radio installations, but there is plenty of room to activate.  I threw my 20M EFHW antenna into a fir tree and set up in a clearing with a good take off to the east and south.

The hike is almost a quarter of a mile long and climbs about 80 feet to the top.  The mountain is heavily clearcut.  There are long vistas, but the clearcut launching points make the views less grand.

My new KX3 did a wonderful job.  The were strong moving rushing interference noises at he 20M QRP CW frequencies, but I moved around to mostly escape them.  I don't know if they are related to the radio installations on the top.  I made ten 20M QSOs (7 cw and 2 SSB) and one 40M cw QSO.  Remember to add 40M to your activations when you can.  Over all, it was a pleasant activation that even included an S2S QSO with Guy at NS0TA.