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East Wild Iris Loop

  • Start date: 10/13/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 10/13/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Wild Iris Ridge is a 255 acre park in the southwest hills, the western most segment of Eugene's Ridgeline Trail system.

We will enter the Wild Iris Ridge Loop from the less used trailhead at Summit Sky Boulevard and explore the less developed east valley of the park, a lovely 2.5 mile loop with a gradual 300 feet elevation change.
We start downhill and come back uphill but will be walking at a leisurely pace as we check out the Oregon White Oak Savanna, Madrone trees abundant in this ecosystem, Willamette Valley Ponderosa Pines and Incense Cedars. This east valley is not as steep as the climb up from Bailey Hill Road.

Parking is at the summit just west of the address
3160 Summit Sky Blvd, Eugene, OR 97405

Note -- We are NOT starting from the Bailey Hill Road nor the Bailey Hill View Drive trailheads.

There is a trailhead sign there on the south side of the street with plenty of street parking. Across the street from the sign is an estate entry gate with right to it. Call the leader with any questions or if you would like to caravan the "back way" via McLean in South Eugene.

  • Event Leader: Frank Nikki

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Face covering, see Obsidian Covid protocols on the website

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 2.5

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 300

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The leader met some of the hikers at Albertsons at 18th and Chambers to caravan to the trailhead on Summit Sky Boulevard because it is more difficult to find than the usual Bailey Hill trailhead.
It had been a rainy day but the rain stopped right as we began the hike at 3:30. We explored the less developed east valley of the park and took the time to enjoy the views of the west side of Spencer Butte and identify some of the trees and shrubs.
Some of the hikers expressed appreciation that this was not an early morning hike. It was a very congenial group.

Note to access trailhead -- Parking is at the summit just west of the address 3160 Summit Sky Blvd, Eugene, OR 97405. Entering the address into a GPS or smartphone map ought to lead one there.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 8
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Frank, Nikki 541-954-3050 N 1
2 Signed-Up Gates, Sheridan 202-253-3523 N 1
3 Signed-Up Alexander, Joanna 458-209-7798 N 1
4 Signed-Up Johnson, Elaine 218-474-1243 N 2
5 Signed-Up van Winkle, Dorothy 541-485-7416 N 1
6 Signed-Up Pergamit, Jerry 541-968-6212 N 1
7 Signed-Up Emlen, Clara 541-746-2181 N 1
8 Signed-Up Cleall, Patricia 941-780-0583 N 2