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South Willamette Trail

  • Start date: 03/25/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 03/25/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

This is another hike in the Hardesty Mountain area. But this on doesn't go to any summit. Instead, it heads east crossing a few creeks. That means it also crosses the ridges between the creeks making for a good way to get in some uphill without it being one long push. Our path will end at the Eula Ridge trailhead. We'll have a car or two left there to shuttle us back to the Hardesty trailhead.
For more information go to:https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/willamette/recarea/?recid=4600

  • Event Leader: David Cooper

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-868-5427

  • Event Leader Email: dwcoop@yahoo.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: Lane Community College, parking lot nearest stoplight

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 45

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Weather appropriate clothing in layers, good boots, extra socks, lunch, water, personal first aid kit.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 5.4

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1300

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Raining as we started and towards the end but not bad in between. The spring rains had left many sections muddy. It was a good day for finding mushrooms and seeing some of the early spring flowers. Our last stream crossing at North Creek was a little different. With a lot of water flowing, the usual quick stone step through creek was really not the best choice. Fortunately, just a few feet from the standard crossing were some downed trees in the creek. A relatively easy crossing and we were soon at the Eula Ridge Trailhead where cars had been left to take us back the the Hardesty Area parking lot.