Near Eagle Creek Crest South Short Loop
Bald Eagles nest
Near Eagle Creek Crest South Short Loop
Levee crossing
Near Eagle Creek Crest South Short Loop
The Bear parking lot at 56th.
Near Eagle Creek Crest South Short Loop
Great blue heron
Near Eagle Creek Crest South Short Loop
Bald Eagle playing hide-n-seek

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Eagle Creek Crest South Short Loop

4.0 (1 Rating)
A nice route along the water and back.
3.3
mi
Distance
288
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty
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Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
3.34mi
Distance
288ft
Elevation Gain
288ft
Elevation Loss
40%
Max Grade
866ft
High Point
792ft
Low Point
Path Type
Loop
Description
This is the short loop from the 56th St Bear entrance on the West side of reservoir using the original trail network out and the new 'trunk' connector trail back. The original singletrack dirt trails going North are comprised of wooded short ups and downs as it works it way along the reservoir opting to the right of the many inner social connecting trails. At approx 1.7m take a left turn up the hill versus continuing straight along the bottom. This left turn will take you 0.3m to the new southbound trunk trail which is a wider, gentler dirt trail with bridges and a more graceful wandering through the woods. There are currently two unfinished steep ravines to traverse which have construction markings for possible stairs.

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Contributors
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