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Laurelwood Golf Course Walk

  • Start date: 03/02/2019

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 03/02/2019

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

(This trip was a Mt Pisgah hike, but was changed due to the snow)
The plan is to hike up 29th Street to the golf course and the Lodge. I did this Thursday and there were broken snow trails on the golf course but the snow was deep. The safety issue: we really need to stay off the streets as much as we can on the way up to the golf course. Most of the sidewalks are not shoveled so they can be slippery, slushy. You will need poles. Gaiters are helpful to keep dry. I had yaktraks on my boots that made it so much easier. It should take around 2 hours. I assume that the parking lot Amazon has had the snow removed. I’ll check on that today. Otherwise we can park at Camas Ridge School parking lot /Harris and East 29th.

  • Event Leader: Janet Jacobsen

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-206-1251

  • Event Leader Email: jbjacobsen@comcast.net

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: Amazon Park, 28th & Hilyard entrance parking lot

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2019

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Weather-appropriate clothing, snacks, poles, gaiters, sun glasses,

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3.7

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 365

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

A hike from Amazon Park up to 29th Street Place and through the snow covered golf course to the Obsidian Lodge was a pleasant substitute for the trail closures at Mt.Pisgah. Hiking poles and yaktraks were the popular choices for the packed snow on the sidewalks, streets and trails. Everyone was in good spirits and happy to be out on a sunny day. We surprised Dorene Steggell and Richard Shields when we knocked on their front door with the excuse that we needed to take a photo and that I needed to confirm directions. Dorene called out: Turn right, turn left.