Shuttle high point.
Today we rode the Hardesty Trail near Lookout Point Reservoir east of Eugene.
Dad drove us to the top and rode the upper part with us before driving back down to meet us at the bottom.
Some uphill doubletrack before the singletrack.
Even with a shuttle, you have to ride about 1.5 miles and 800’ uphill to get to the downhill.
An exposed meadow on a steep ridge.
There’s some brief views on the ridge near the top, but after that it’s all forest.
Getting ready to head down.
It’s a little early in the year and we encountered a lot of branches and debris on the trail.
Just bomb it!
Hardesty is a lot steeper than the Alpine trail, and more overgrown with bushes and ferns.
You drop about 3,500’ in five miles.
Mossy.
It’s not a technical trail, but it does have some sharp turns and steep camber in places.
Cruising on the lower part.
The pitch lessens somewhat on the lower part.
Hardesty runs into the South Willamette Trail.
We met Dad on the South Willamette Trail, which we rode on a trip to Oregon seven years ago.
It was a fun ride, but the trail just wasn’t quite in condition yet.
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