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560 and Forest Discovery Loop

  • Start date: 11/13/2021

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 11/13/2021

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Note: change in departure time. This is a moderate, good work out (elevation in first 1/2 of hike) loop trail just north east of Corvallis, just beyond the Peavey Arboretum. We may be lucky and see lingering fall colors. Be prepared for muddy conditions, although right now Saturday is looking clear of rain.

For those who joined me last year on the OSU McDonald Forest explora, this is the trail system on the opposite side from where we hiked. Trailhead and parking area is on highway 99, cross street is Vandenburg Ave.

We’ll meet at Jerry’s Home improvement on highway 99 northeast corner of the parking lot, closest to the exit and follow each other. Please arrange your carpool ahead of time, if you need a ride and please arrive no later than 8:50 am so we can leave on time.

No bathroom facilities at the trail head, we’ll make a quick stop in Corvallis. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/oregon/560-and-forest-discovery-loop?p=40003114

  • Event Leader: Van Liefde Lisa

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Coastal

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 118

  • Season: 2022

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Equipment: layers for rain or wet trail conditions, masks for cars, lunch, water.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 7.7

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 1158

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

A very pretty hike including fall colors and fun participants! Weather cooperated as well, cool but no rain. Following the trail via All Trails led to several "about faces", due to my slow GPS and less than perfect memory. Couldn't have asked for a better group of easy going hikers, who laughed along with me for the multiple turn arounds.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Van Liefde, Lisa 949-677-1379 N 1
2 Signed-Up Lindstrom, Lana 541-683-1409 N 1
3 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 1
4 Signed-Up Gould, Whitney 510-368-8941 N 1
5 Signed-Up Barr, Marsha 541-579-4096 N 1
6 Signed-Up Krentz, Holger 541-868-7792 N 1
7 Signed-Up Orsi, Barbara 541-515-9665 N 1
8 Signed-Up Nagy, Evelyn 541-514-4110 N 1
9 Signed-Up Rubenstein, Denise 248-514-5092 N 1
10 Signed-Up Rolfe, Jorry 541-206-9501 N 1
11 Signed-Up Sojak, Darko 541-799-9199 N 1
12 Signed-Up Ruzicka, Angie 541-521-6840 N 1