South Coast Striders - 2008
Schedule of Healthy Hikes
|
Date |
Trail |
Short hike |
Long hike |
Meeting Place |
|
Jan 26 |
Oregon Coast Trail |
Sunset Bay to Shore
Acres - 4 mile w/Geologist |
Sunset Bay to Arago
Pt - 8 mile round trip |
Sunset Bay State
Park. Next to group gazebo across from
campground entrance. |
|
Feb 23 |
North Spit Dune Trail |
Bay to New Carissa
and return 4.2 mile round trip. |
Bay side to New
Carissa then mystery wreck - 8 mile round trip |
From North Bend, drive north across McCullough
Bridge. Turn left (west) at the
Horsfall Dune Beach sign. TransPacific Pkwy 4 miles to the BLM boat ramp parking. |
|
Mar 29 |
Eel Lake |
2 miles along lake
and return for 4 mile round trip. |
Continue to trails
end for 6 mile round trip. |
From Coos Bay
Visitor Center go 18 mi. N on Hwy 101 to Tugman State Park on your
right. Park at Eel Lake day use area. |
|
Apr 26 |
Rocky Peak |
2
mile along ridge and meadows below Rocky Peak and 1 mile optional hike along
Brushy Creek. |
Difficult 2.2 miles
with 1280 elevation gain to 3029ft. Rocky Peak and return for 4.4 mile round
trip. |
8:00am leave Coos Bay Visitor Center or 9:30am leave Battle Rock Visitor Center in Port
Orford then caravan to trailhead. |
|
May 10 |
Bandon Beaches |
Coquille Point tide pooling 1.5 mi. with
interpreter. |
Continue S to
Johnson Creek and back 4.5 mi. |
Meet at Coquille
Point in Bandon. From Hwy 101 turn W
on 11St S.W and travel 1 mile to parking area. |
|
May 31 |
Euphoria Ridge |
3 mile hike with
Don Ivy of the Coquille Tribe. *Limit 30-call Don Luce 266-8201 to register. Leaves Bridge Store at 9:30am |
6 miles one way
with shuttle. Leaves Bridge Store at 9:00am. |
Take Hwy 42 through
Coquille and Myrtle Point to town of Bridge. Bridge Store is 10 miles E. of
Myrtle Point. We caravan from the
Bridge Store at 9:00 and 9:30am. |
|
June 14 |
Cape Blanco |
3.5 miles
easy/moderate Hughes House to Castle Rock along beach, over headland then return. |
7 miles
moderate/difficult continue along S. Cape Trail to S. Beach and return. |
8:30 am leave Coos Bay Visitor Center or 9:15 am leave Ray’s Grocery in Bandon or travel
Hwy 101- 46 miles S of Coos Bay to Cape Blanco State Park. Park beyond Hughes
House by Sixes river. |
|
June 28 |
Blue Ridge Trails |
2 miles easy to
moderate |
5 miles moderate |
9:15 am leave Coos Bay Visitor Center - caravan to
trailhead. |
|
July 12 |
Cherry Creek Old Growth |
2.5
miles moderate to difficult walk
through old growth forest |
1 mile hike
off-trail to creek and back (limit 8) *Call Don Luce
266-8201 |
8:45 am leave Coos Bay Visitor Center. 9:15 am leave Coquille Visitor Center – caravan to trailhead. |
|
July 26 |
South Slough |
3 -3.5 miles moderate
interpretive hike with Joy Tally of South Slough. |
Following
Joy’s hike and lunch break Don Luce will lead a 3 mile hike to bottom of
North Trail and back. Rated moderate. |
South Slough Visitor
Center – From Hwy 101 in Coos Bay follow signs to Charleston/State
Parks/Ocean Beaches. Continue through Charleston. Turn left on Seven Devils
Rd and continue 4 miles to South Slough Reserve on your left. |
|
Aug 16 |
Blacklock Point Floras Lake |
4 mile round trip
going south along beach from Floras Lake with Don Luce |
8 mile trip to
Blacklock point and return with Reg Pullen |
8:45 am leave Coos Bay Visitor Center and caravan
to Boice-Cope County Park - Floras Lake.
Take Hwy 101 1/2 mile south of Langlois then follow the signs. |
|
Aug 30 |
Dellenback Dunes |
2.5 mile loop trail
with short trip onto dunes led by Dell Willis |
8 miles -
Dellenback Dune Trail to beach then return near mouth 10 Mile creek. |
9:15 am leave Coos Bay Visitor Center or meet at
Dellenback Dunes Trailhead 10.5 miles S of Reedsport on Hwy 101. |
|
Sept 13 |
N Fork Smith River / Kentucky Falls |
4 mile round trip
to 100 foot twin falls at Kentucky Falls and back. |
7-8 miles Kentucky
Falls to Smith River trailhead. Cancelled due to landslide |
8 am leave Coos Bay Visitor
Center or 8:45 am leave Reedsport Visitor Center then caravan to Kentucky Falls
Trailhead. |
|
Sept 27 |
North Spit -Public Lands Day |
Let’s give
something back! 9:00am – 2:00pm Tools, gloves and
lunch provided by the BLM. |
Volunteer crews
will clear fences around old WWII bunkers, clean up litter and remove noxious
weeds. |
9:00am - From North Bend, drive
north across McCullough Bridge. Turn
left (west) at the Horsfall Dune Beach sign.
Follow the TransPacific Parkway 4 miles to the BLM parking area. |
|
Oct 11 |
Tahkenitch Creek & Dunes |
2.5 mile interpretive
loop from Tahkenitch Creek trailhead |
6 - 7 mile loop
combining Tahkenitch Dunes and 3 Mile Lake trails. |
9:00 am leave Coos Bay Visitor Center or meet at Tahkenitch Crk.
Trailhead 9 miles N of Reedsport near milepost 204 |
|
Oct 25 |
Golden and Silver Falls |
3 miles moderate
hike to upper falls and back with local history. |
6 miles moderate
hike to upper falls and homesteads above the falls. |
We will meet and
caravan from lot across from Coach House restaurant in Eastside at 9:15am |
|
Nov 29 |
Empire Lakes |
1.5 mile paved
route easy with interpreter. |
3.5 mi loop around
both lakes and college. Moderate route. |
From Hwy 101 in Coos
Bay go W. on Newmark Ave. past Wal-Mart. Turn right on Hull
St. and follow signs to lake. |
|
Dec 27 |
Arago Pack & Oregon Coast Trail |
2.5 miles one way.
* need to set up shuttle return
from trails end ¼ mile S of Shore Acres. |
5 miles combining
Arago Pack trail and Oregon coast trail |
From US 101 in Coos
Bay, follow signs to Charleston and Ocean Beaches. Continue through
Charleston on Cape Arago Highway until you reach the end and start to loop
back. Park at the trailhead near the
group picnic area. |