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Larison Rock

  • Start date: 11/18/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 11/18/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Straightforward hike up a mountain biking trail maintained by GOATS. Lunch on top of the rock. Note departure time. It’s not far out there and the hike itself isn’t too long. If you can climb but you hate distance, this is a decent hike. If you love distance but don’t like climbing, it isn’t a good hike. No stream crossings. Wear good footgear for the rocks and in general. It’s in the woods except for the rocks. We need to be careful of mountain bikers. It’s their trail and it will be the Sunday before Thanksgiving.

Leave no Trace hike and no deliberate feeding of wildlife, please.

  • Event Leader: Mike Smith

  • Event Leader Phone: 520-488-9569

  • Event Leader Email: mssq@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

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

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 85

  • Season: 2019

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Most of the 10 essentials. You don't really need a headlamp or sun protection on this one, and I will have 2 GPSs and an altimeter.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 8.6

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 2450

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The dense fog in Eugene lifted a little east of Pleasant Hill. We started up the trail about 0930 with the temperature just above freezing. It did not take long for people to get warm! The flat ridge is 2 miles and about 1500' elevation above the trailhead, and it is a good place to take a break. It is another mile and a half to the road and a little more than a half mile after that to the top. A later start time works fine, as we were on top in about an hour and a half. We encountered only two mountain bikers all day, on the descent. I had forgotten what a good workout the trail is, and relatively close to town. There were still some autumn colors as well.