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Meadowlark Prairie to Fern Ridge

  • Start date: 12/08/2019

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 12/08/2019

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Good trail, open skies, rural land and birds. Brisk walk in Eugene's west outskirts.

  • Event Leader: Darko Sojak

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-799-9199

  • Event Leader Email: darchey@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: Eugene Target, W11th, parking lot closest to W11th

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 7

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Light trail shoes, dress for weather. Snack & hydration.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 6.9

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 100

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

It took us leisurely 2.5 hours for 6.9 easy miles along the Amazon Diversion Canal. Simple, peaceful gray-day hike was embellished with friendly young Great Dane that followed us for 1.5 miles, thousands of low flying migratory birds and couple of otters in the canal.