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Waldport to Seal Rock

  • Start date: 11/07/2020

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 11/07/2020

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will meet at Target, W11, Eugene. Please arrive few minutes earlier. We will leave promptly at 7:30AM and drive Hwy 126 (Linslaw Park bathroom stop) and Hwy 101 to the trail-head at Waldport, OR. Trail-head GPS location 44.436781, -124.082797. From there we will hike north on the low tide beach and along some fascinating geological formations to the Seal Rock, crossing several shallow creeks. After the leisurely lunch we will hike same way back.
! Forecast is 50°F, cloudy / sunny mix with possibility of light drizzle and 13-20 MPH NNW wind.
➯ Obsidian protocols for social distancing will be observed on the hike. Refer to main website page for full information. Participants will manage their own transportation.

  • Event Leader: Sojak Darko

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Coastal

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

  • Rating: Moderate

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 183

  • Season: 2020

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required: Please dress in layers for unpredictable coastal weather + wind / rain jacket, face covering, lunch, hydration. Small towel to dry your feet .. perhaps.

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 10

  • Member Fees: 1

  • Elevation Gain: 150

  • Non-Member Fees: 5

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

Our adventurous group drove to the cloudy Waldport and accessed beach trail-head via Bayshore neighborhood. In windy and occasionally drizzly weather we hiked smooth sandy shore all north to the Little Cove Scenic Point crossing four shallow creeks. There we realized that we cannot continue further north due to wild waves crashing into Little Cove beach. Sheltered under oceanside cliffs and encouraged with few shay sun rays we enjoyed lunch with first class views. In that point our plan was to return.
But it was our lucky day. After just couple of hundreds yard walking back, Keiko discovered access to OCT (Oregon Coast Trail), so we continued walking north through funky neighborhood in Sitka spruce forest, and then back to the wide beach. After crossing two more creeks we arrived at the Seal Rock State Wayside surrounded with spectacular rock formations.
Succeeding the brief visit of Seal Rock area, we hiked back same way on the beach loaded with huge pillows of Sea Phytoplankton foam, sign of healthy ocean.
Propelled with 20 MPH NNW wind we arrived to our starting point at 2:10PM.
Ice cream parlor at Yachats was our brief stop before rainy and windy drive back to Eugene.

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 Sojak, Darko 541-799-9199 N 1
2 Signed-Up Ruzicka, Angie 541-521-6840 N 1
3 Signed-Up Frank, Victoria 763-843-6436 N 5
4 Signed-Up Greer, Esme 281-701-0206 N 5
5 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N 1
6 Signed-Up Greer, Joel 281-701-0205 N 5
7 Signed-Up Krentz, Holger 541-868-7792 N 1
8 Signed-Up Moll, Jessica 510-459-5178 N 5
9 Signed-Up Dinn, James 713-557-2682 N 1
10 Signed-Up Bryan, Keiko 541-342-1240 N 1
11 Signed-Up Cooney, Marguerite 541-600-0217 N 1
12 Signed-Up Dinn, Diana 281-450-4080 N 1
13 Signed-Up Randall, Kathy 541-844-5916 N 5
14 Waitlist Cleall, Patricia 941-780-0583 N 5