Past Activity

Walterville Pond

  • Start date: 01/15/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 01/15/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is my rescheduling of a pleasant close-in winter-friendly walk. Be prepared for rain. This walk takes us around Walterville Pond and along the canal to the Power Plant and back. Path is mostly on hard-packed gravel surface.

  • Event Leader: Kathy Randall

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-844-5916

  • Event Leader Email: katran23@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: South Eugene High School, 19th & Patterson

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 30

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Rain gear, water, snacks, lightweight hiking shoes.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3.8

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain:

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees:

Trip Report

Our large group had a pleasant hike under a blanket of fog with temps in the low 20's. We circled around the north side of Walterville Pond and then headed west to the Power Plant and back again to the parking lot. The water in the canal was the highest I've ever seen.