Trail Profiles

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[Image Description: A winding trail goes behind foliage and trees that line the trail.]

Mount Pisgah is a beautiful place where you can immerse yourself in nature. While the Summit trail might be a big trek it is worth it to get to the top to see the epic view. The weaving trails below are also a great way to experience nature. 

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[Image Description: A view of a small waterway with dried foliage on the shoreline. Trees are dotted in front of the waterway with a clear sky with a few clouds in the background.]

The Talking Water Gardens is a waste-water treatment plant turned walking area located near Albany, Oregon. It features a wheelchair-accessible trail.

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[Image Description: Mountain side view of rolling hills across a green valley underneath a blue sky with a few white clouds. Fir trees line the left corner of the image.]

Mary's Peak is a unique trail of a gravel service road that leads to a beautiful view. In the spring visitors will find wildflowers, and sometimes there will be compacted snow at the top that has not melted off yet!

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[Image Description: A large tree with moss growing on the branches and trunk stands in front of a view of a grassy hill top with more trees and a cloudy sky in the background.]

The William L. Finely National Wildlife Refuge is a beautiful large refuge where you can walk many different trails and immerse yourself in nature. Here you can see a veriety of wildlife, vegetation, and history!

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[Image Description: A viewpoint of a mountain covered in evergreen trees with more trees in the forefront. A cloudy sky with a blue background is behind the mountain.]

Fort Hoskins Historic Park is a tranquil area with two short trails to explore. The park offers a seasonal apple orchard, elk sightings, lush vegetation, and a shelter that visitors are able to rent and picnic in. 

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[Image description: The image is of a white water waterfall surrounded by grey rocks covered by moss. The sunlight casts light and shadows all around the waterfall and its mist. Below the waterfall is a log in the stream of the Waterfall.]

The Moon, Spirit, and Pinard Falls trails are three separate trails within the Umpquia National Forest, east of Cottage Grove, Oregon. Each trail has amazing scenery of old-growth forests that lead to amazing waterfalls that not even photographs can give justice to.

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[Image Description: Wooden stairs and bridge with railing cross over a rushing stream. Sunlight, greenery, and trees surround the steam.]

The McDowell Creek Falls Trail within the McDowell Creek County Park features two waterfalls and a swimming hole on this loop trail along with beautiful scenery.

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[Image Description: Trail switch back with log post fencing surrounded by vegetation and trees with an obstructed view of Eugene in the background.]

The Ridgeline Trail System spans across South Eugene as well as Hendricks and Moon Mountain Parks. Many of the trails accessible from the South Eugene Neighborhood are connected, allowing users to hike as large or small a section of trail as they like. Much of the trail system is forested, and there are several buttes that can be summited. The trails provide views of Eugene and the Surrounding area as well as wildlife and wildflower blooms in the summer.

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[Image Description: A small waterfall cascades to a waterway with trees and rocks on the shorelines with a blue sky in the background.]

Alsea Falls is a beautiful scenic place located near Alsea, Oregon. Here you can visit many waterfalls and trek the terrain to dive into the wonders of nature.