Trails await the novice or experienced hiker
If you like to hike, then the
Eugene area is the place for you.
Trails abound, whether you’re an
every-chance-you-can-get hiking
addict or a once-a-year neophyte.
Listed below are seven hiking
trails within a one-hour drive of
Eugene. All seven can be hiked
in an afternoon, although the “sweat quotient” dif
fers rather drastically between them.
SPENCER’S BUTTE
Go out South Willamette Street to the park sign
on the left. The trail leads from the parking area.
The east trail has a more gradual grade. It con
nects with the west trail to form a loop. This hike in
volves a rather steep rise in elevation.
The trail is in excellent condition, thanks to
thousands of hours of volunteer work by Eugeneans.
On a clear fall day, you can see much of the
southern Willamette Valley, plus the Coast Range
and occasionally a glimpse of the Three Sisters. Trail
length is approximately 3.5 miles round trip.
MOUNT PISGAH
Go south on Interstate 5 to the 30th Avenue exit.
Turn left on 30th and left again after crossing over
1-5, then turn right onto Seavy Loop Road. Continue
east to the Coast Fork Bridge. Turn right, following
the upper road, and you will see a parking lot next to
the trailhead.
The climb is fairly difficult (Mt. Pisgah has an
elevation of 1,200 feet), and it is a two-mile hike to
the top and back.
It’s difficult to believe you're within a few
minutes drive from a metropolitan area of over
160,000 when you’re climbing Mt. Pisgah, because
the surrounding area is largely undeveloped. The
summit affords a good view of parts of the Eugene
Springfield area and the Coast and Cascade ranges
on a very clear day.
HARDESTY MOUNTAIN
Take Highway 58 east for 28 miles. The trailhead
is directly on Highway 58, just before Crale Station.
This is one of the more popular trails in the
Willamette National Forest. The climb is fairly steep
at times, but the grade is generally moderate, and a
round trip is eight miles.
The trail up to Hardesty Mountain is one of the
oldest is the area, having been built in 1910. The area
is heavily forested with occasional open meadows.
REBEL ROCK
Take Highway 126 east to the Cougar Reservoir
turnoff — about 45 miles from Eugene. Then take
Road 163, and 12 or 13 miles after turning onto the
road you’ll find a trailhead on the left side of the
road.
This is a 10-mile hike that you won’t want to try
if you have an easy Sunday afternoon stroll in mind.
There are lots of uphill sections, but the view from
the top of Rebel Rock is worth the sweat expended.
If you want, you can take a mile loop off the trail to
Rebel Rock and cool your feet in Rebel Creek.
GOLD POINT
Drive to Lowell on Highway 58 (20 miles). Go
through Lowell to Unity Junction, three miles from
the highway. Turn right onto Fall Creek Road, go east
for 16 miles from Unity, then turn right onto Road
1849 (Portland Creek Road). Follow it for about one
mile until the road forks. Take the middle fork (Road
1800) and go about two miles; the trailhead will be on
the left.
The Gold Point trail is “pretty rigorous," with a
climb from 1,600 feet to 4,000 feet. It’s uphill all the
way to Gold Point, and it’s a four-mile trip.
The view from the top includes a number of
scenic mountain valleys. Although the trail wasn’t
built until 1935, the surrounding area was the site of
periodic gold rushes in the 1800s.
TIRE MOUNTAIN
Take Highway 58 east to the Westfir exit (38.5
miles from Eugene). Drive through Westfir and up the
North Fork Road six miles to Road 1910 (on the left),
which crosses the north fork of the Willamette River.
Follow Road 1910 eight miles, turn left on Road 1911
and follow for one-quarter mile to head of the marked
trail.
You begin on the old Alpine Ridge trail, which
eventually merges with the Tire Mountain trail.
By John Healy
Grades cancel
Duck players
Oregon basketball coach Don
Monson announced Monday
that two players on his roster —
juniors Jerry Adams and Kenny
Thompson — have been drop
ped from the University because
of academic deficiencies
For Monson, in his first year at
Oregon, the loss is a severe one.
The 6-8 Adams led Duck re
bounders in 1982 with a 6.5
average and scored six points a
game. Thompson, 6-7, sat out
last season after transferring
from Vancouver’s Clark Com
munity College.
The dismissal of Adams and
Thompson leaves Monson with
no player taller than 6-7, except
7-footer Blair Rasmussen.
“I'm disappointed," Monson
said Tuesday, “especially since
it happened so late. But I’ve
gone through this before.”
Both Adams and Thompson
were dropped from the team
after failing to satisfy Scholastic
Review Committee re
quirements. Appeals for
reinstatement by the junior for
wards were denied. Monson said
both plan to go to junior college
and reapply for admission to
Oregon next year.
Monson said that he is not
familiar with Oregon’s system of
reviewing student achievement.
One University official said
Oregon has a three-step pro
cedure — warning, probation
and record review by the
Scholastic Review Committee.
She said any student can appeal
committee decisions.
“I haven’t been here long
enough to understand the
system,” Monson said.
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