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North Bank Habit Area

  • Start date: 11/13/2022

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 11/13/2022

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

The weather forecast looks good. The North Bank Habitat is near Roseburg, exit 135, Wilbur, then on North Bank Rd to the West Entrance. The drive takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes. The up and down loop hike has rolling—some steep & challenging hills— up to and along the ridgeline with oak savannas, meadows, and views of the Umpqua River. One can easily avoid the poison oak at this time of year. Expect a few sections of the trail to be muddy. We should start hiking around 10:00 and complete the loop around 3:00. It will be a steady moderate pace grouping up on hill tops.

  • Event Leader: Jacobsen Janet

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

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

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 151

  • Season: 2023

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Check the temperature for Roseburg. Appropriate layered clothing—warm layers/ mitten/cap. water, lunch, snacks, and a late lunch.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 8.5

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 1800

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We left the LCC parking at 8:30 AM in the cold fog and returned at 3:30 PM to the same. Fortunately at the North Bank Habitat Area we had some sun, some blue sky and rolling clouds. We did adjust our outer layer of clothing a few times depending on the sun and elevation gain on those steep seven or nine hills. The rolling oak savannahs, forested valleys, and views of the North Umpqua River were our reward. The madrone trees did not have any berries but Dorothy found two dried orange madrone berries on the ground—a gfit for me. What a change from the January 22 hike when the madrone trees still had so many berry clusters. Thanks to everyone who made the hike so pleasant. At the end of the hike, the mileage keepers said the hike was 8.5 miles, not 8.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 0
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N —
2 Signed-Up Anderson, Heidi 805-798-1842 N —
3 Signed-Up Meacham, Lynn 541-214-8827 N —
4 Signed-Up Johnson, Steven 541-520-2470 N —
5 Signed-Up Krentz, Holger 541-868-7792 N —
6 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N —
7 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N —
8 Signed-Up Yoerger, Karen 541-510-2832 N —
9 Signed-Up van Winkle, Dorothy 541-485-7416 N —
10 Signed-Up Margart, Carol 909-264-6684 N 5
11 Signed-Up Temple, Mitch 541-868-7252 N —
12 Signed-Up Clinger, David 541-206-9533 N —
13 Signed-Up Gould, Whitney 510-368-8941 N —