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Wild Iris Trail plus

  • Start date: 04/20/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 04/20/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Meet at Wild Iris Trail parking lot at intersection of Bailey Hill and Bertelson Rds
While walking this most western section of the Ridgeline Trail System enjoy the emerging namesake flowers, plus many others - fawn lilies, buttercups, hound's tongue and more. We will add on to the 3.5 mile official Wild Iris Trail with a foray into surrounding city property on unnamed but maintained trails. On Sat. 4-15th there were some wet sections, but nothing that could not be stepped around.

Bonus option: Upon returning to the parking lot, join in a 20 minute walk across the road to get a peek at a yet undeveloped Eugene park, "Antis Oak" which connects to the Nature Conservancy's Willow Creek Preserve.

  • Event Leader: Grant Elizabeth

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2023

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 5

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 650

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

The rain held off allowing us a very nice city walk with emerging wildflowers, including the trail's namesake Wild Iris. Janet had us all wondering about the flowering cycle of madrone trees. Maybe she will write an article on this for the Bulletin !

How can you tell madrone from manzanita?
Madrones are found most often in mixed hardwood forests among other trees like douglas fir, California bay laurel, tanoak, and redwood. Manzanitas stick mostly to the chaparral, the sunny, sandy environments typical to ridgetops.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Grant, Elizabeth 541-514-1176 N —
2 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N —
3 Signed-Up Krentz, Holger 541-868-7792 N —
4 Signed-Up Larson, Anita 541-337-7900 N —