South Coast Striders, Aug. 16

New River and Port Orford Heads – A Summer Sampler, August 18, 2019 (Sunday). We will do two short hikes. The first hike will be on the New River Trails, South of Bandon. There are about 2 1/2 miles of trails at this site, and a Nature Center. We’ll follow that up with a trip further south to Port Orford Heads, where we will be able to hike on another couple of miles of trails and visit the museum at the lifeboat station. If that isn’t enough, you can visit Battle Rock and walk the Port Orford Beaches. We will meet in the parking lot of the New River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), located on Croft Lake Lane, about 11 miles south of Bandon. You can find out more about New River here. You can find out more about Port Orford Heads here. Location and Time:Meet at 10:00 at New River ACEC parking lot.. Directions: From Bandon or Coos Bay, travel south on Hwy. 101 to Croft Lane, 11 miles south of Bandon. Turn right on Croft Lane, and follow to the ACEC. Suggested Carpool Sites and departure times: Bay Area Visitor Center—9:10, Coquille Visitor Center—9:10. Ray’s in Bandon—9:30, Battle Rock Park Visitor Center—9:20.