Hike: South Slough

Name: Hike: South Slough
Start: 2024-11-23T08:00:00-08:00
Location: Douglas County Courthouse, North Parking Lot, SE Fowler St, Roseburg, OR 97470, United States

Schedule

Sat Nov 23 2024 at 08:00 am

UTC-08:00

Location

Douglas County Courthouse, North Parking Lot, SE Fowler St, Roseburg, OR 97470, United States | Roseburg, OR

Let's play a little word game, shall we? The challenge is to use "estuarine" in a sentence. Let's try: "I feel sick to my stomach so my doctor prescribed estuarine." Unfortunately, the judges say that was an improper use of the word. The winning entry however, is "Let's go hiking at the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve!" The Reserve, in the Coos Bay Area, is a delight of lush coastal woods, sprouting mushrooms and fungi, and the beautiful scenery of the South Slough itself.
Map: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/3716349349
Driving time: 2 hours
Driving directions: https://goo.gl/maps/XDBvEmdc4JbMbT9G7
Entry or parking fee: none
Hiking route: Starting from the Reserve's visitor center, we will hike down to South Slough and return by way of Hidden Creek
Difficulty level: Moderate
Distance: 4.3 miles
Elevation gain: 300 feet
Pluses: The hike is not overly long and spends plenty of quality time in a lush green coastal forest. The scenery down by the slough itself is impressive.
Minuses: What hikes down to the slough must return by hiking up from the Slough.
For more information call or text Rheo at 541-643-0727
On the day of the hike: Meet at 8 am in the Douglas County Courthouse parking lot off of Fowler St., right behind the library building.
"May the forest be with you." - Not Obi-wan Kenobi
Bring water, lunch, and appropriate clothing for hiking.
If you are riding with somebody, be prepared to share gas expenses with your driver.
We will follow current official Oregon Covid-19 guidelines, whatever they may be at the time. Please do not attend if you feel sick, are coughing, or have a fever.
The club hikes every other Saturday, rain or shine. Hiking is free, everybody is welcome.
For a list of our upcoming hikes:
https://www.friendsoftheumpqua.org/schedule/