Bryon Boyce said

Clue: the trails in this location were not abandoned because of roading or budget cuts. The trail which formerly headed north from the destination of the trail in question, has suffered from a high erosion rate and I've yet to spot it. I've not looked for it since I found out that a trail was once there. You would have several miles of defacto wilderness on that trail once you found it.

 

Might this section of trail be along the alignment of the old South Fork Mountain Trail?

Don2, you crack me up man. You will need to go at least 12 miles south of your guess as the crow flies and gain at least a 1000' in elevation to see that rhody blossum which was within arms reach of the trail. I know that you have been by it at least a dozen times, if not more. So we'll do a side trail while everyone else is trying to figure out where the mossy spot between two rocks 'trail' is as the main trial of What Trail am I on? Or as one of my favorite quotes from a president is: "That all depends on what your definition of what is, is". We all need to know how to multi-task these days, so why not here.

Don

Let me amplify a previous clue - Where in the Clackamas has a trail been dropped by the Forest Service because they no longer own the land part of the trail is on?

Bryon Boyce said
Let me amplify a previous clue - Where in the Clackamas has a trail been dropped by the Forest Service because they no longer own the land part of the trail is on?

 

I have no idea, but I'm really interested to find out.

Somewhere in Olallie Country?  Olallie Butte?