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SUMMARY:OCT- Waldport to Heceta Head
DESCRIPTION:Mail a $35 check (members) made payable to the “Obsidians” to Mark Hougardy\, 418 Heritage Oaks Drive\, Eugene\, Oregon\, 97405; this amount covers your campground reservation\, firewood\, parking at the group camp\, and Obsidian trip fees. Cancellations: The payment is nonrefundable unless your place is filled by someone else.   \nThe Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) explores Oregon’s dynamic edge\, a resource-rich environment that has attracted explorers for centuries and into today. This section hike is intended to be enjoyed with a daypack and then return to a central location for tent camping. The focus is on beach walking\, utilizing lesser-traveled side roads and trails. Hiking next to Hwy 101 will be avoided as much as possible. We will be car shuttling between the start and end locations each day. Flexibility is a must. Obsidian Covid protocols will be in place. The trip leader is vaccinated.\nThis trip is a 3-day\, 23-mile section hike of the OCT between Waldport and the Heceta Head Lighthouse.  We will be camping in the group camp at Cape Perpetua. The hike is split into several smaller sections with the middle section being first (the daily schedule is below). \nFood: Bring all of your food and money for eating out (breakfast\, lunch\, dinner\, snacks). The trip leader suggests bringing food you can cook with a camp stove as fire restrictions might be in place.\nClothing: Dress for the weather; it can be cool on at coast in the summer or have full sun. Plan on small creek crossings and getting your feet wet.\nEquipment: Bring your tent and a small camp stove\, sleeping bag\, etc.\nCamping: We will be staying at the Group Site at the Cape Perpetua Campground. There are pit toilets nearby and flushers at the nearby visitor center\, though you might have to walk a few minutes. Drinking water spigots are in the campground. Bring earplugs\, and items that help you to be comfortable. Showers are not available.\nDrivers: Drivers needed\, we need at least 3 drivers who will shuttle.   Vehicle Fee: Trip fees *should* pay for all our vehicles.\nPasses: Bring your state park and federal park passes.\nDeparture Time: 12pm (noon)\nDeparture Location:  Cape Perpetua main parking area (44.2803\, -124.1078) \nSCHEDULE:\nDay 1: Sunday  – 8 miles hiking. We shuttle from the Cape Perpetua main parking area to Yachats. We will explore Yachats a bit then hike Amanda’s Trail to the overlook at Cape Perpetua. We return to the Cape Perpetua parking area then drive a short distance to the campground.  The trail is 6 miles with 500 feet of elevation; allow 2 additional miles for side explores. We will have the rest of the afternoon and evening to explore tides pools\, etc. \nDay 2: Monday – We walk 8 miles on the beach. We shuttle to the Governor Patterson Memorial State Recreation Site in Waldport and walk back on the sand to Yachats where we will enjoy lunch at a local cafe. We will drive back to the campground and have the rest of the day to explore or rest. If the weather allows\, we will watch the sunset from Cape Perpetua. \nDay 3: Tuesday – 7 miles of beach and trail walking with a 300-foot elevation gain. We break camp and drive as a caravan 9 miles south. We are skipping sections or areas that are too remote for hiking\, have a short beach area\, or have no shoulder on the highway. We will re-group at the Murial Ponser Memorial State Scenic Overlook. We will arrange a shuttle to Cape Creek while the rest of the group explores the mouth of Big Creek. The entire group will then venture south on the sand\, past the Washburne rest area\, to the Hobbit Trail\, and continue over to the Heceta Head Lighthouse. We end our walk at the nearby parking area under the picturesque Cape Creek Bridge. In the late afternoon\, we return to Eugene.
URL:https://obsidians.org/event/oct-_waldport_to_heceta_head-25571/
CATEGORIES:Extended Trips
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SUMMARY:Blanton Ridge to Spencer Butte
DESCRIPTION:This hike to the top of Spencer Butte takes the less traveled route from Blanton Road.  We’ll cross Blanton Ridge before continuing on from the 52nd and Willamette trailhead.   This option provides a good in town workout.. If the weather doesn’t co-operate we can forgo the exposed rocky steps near the top. \n To get to the trailhead from 29th & Willamette continue south on Willamette.  At Willamette/Donald St Intersection bear right on Willamette.  Immediately bear right again on to Crest Drive.  Follow signs staying on Crest for approximately 1.2 miles to the Junction with Blanton Road.  Turn left on Blanton.  The trial head is on your left in about ½ mile. \nAnother way to get to the Blanton trailhead is to go south on Chambers until it ends at Crest Drive. Turn left on to Crest.  In about ½ mile turn right on Blanton Road.
URL:https://obsidians.org/event/blanton_ridge_to_spencer_butte-25638/
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