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River Walk(both sides)

  • Start date: 05/15/2017

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 05/15/2017

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Valley River Parking Lot By Bike Bridge. We will walk at a brisk pace downstream, cross the Owosso Bridge, then walk all the way to Springfield. After turning in Springfield, we will walk back to Valley River. If you are doing the McKenzie River Trail, this would be recommended to get you used to fast distance hiking. Wear the pack and clothes you would be wearing on that hike. We will break for 5 minutes on the clock every hour to eat, drink, just the way we will a week later on the trail.

  • Event Leader: Mike Smith

  • Event Leader Phone: 520-488-9569

  • Event Leader Email: mssq@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2017

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Usual trip clothes and walking sticks, if you use them. Food and water.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 16

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 50

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

On a cool, sunny morning, three of us did the entire river walk including the loop through Glenwood. We did this in preparation for the MRT hike a week later. We kept a pace of 3.5 mph, discovered some sore joints, ligaments, muscles that we weren't aware of and checked out the leader's moleskin and blister patching technique. We finished in about 4h20m and announced ourselves ready to do the hike next week!!