This month’s Connect Up Hike will be at William Finley Wildlife Refuge. The marsh trails will be closing Nov. 1 – April 1, so now is a good time to see flocks arrive for the winter. WE WILL MEET @ 9:45 AM at the Homer Campbell Boardwalk Trailhead, and we will start hiking at 10:00 AM. Carpool will leave the UUFC parking lot at 9:15 AM.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From Corvallis, follow Hwy 99 south for about 8.5 miles from Crystal Lake Ave until you see the Finley Road on the right (mile marker 93). Take that road several miles until you see a gravel road with a Trail sign on the left, just before the red barn. OUR ROUTE will include the Boardwalk, the Cabell Marsh Trail AND an option to continue up Pigeon Butte. Choose your own level of challenge. The boardwalk is ADA accessible, the Marsh trail is a gravel road, the summit of Pigeon Butte is on a deer trail with blackberry canes. Total mileage: approx. 6 miles. Bring binoculars to see who’s at the marsh and the views from the top of the Butte. Bring water. No dogs allowed at the Refuge.