Description
This is a great system and a fun ride. Eugene, Oregon, has something which any city with a river front would love to have a well-developed system of parks and trails along both banks of the Willamette River.
The Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System consists of four trails: North Bank 4.6 miles, South Bank 2.6 miles, East Bank 2.8 miles, West Bank 2.1 miles. The four trails and five bike/ped bridges offer a scenic 12 mile loop ride up one side of the Willamette River and down the other through various parks and points of interest or any combination you want to try. Those bridges give you a lot of options.
Parking and Trail Access
The West Bank Path starts at the Greenway Ped/Bike Bridge in Maurie Jacobs Park (Polk St. Park on Google Maps) and runs north along the western bank of the Willamette River to the Owosso Ped/Bike Bridge.
Jacobs Park has a small parking lot at the end of Fir Lane. From the intersection of the NW Expressway and River Rd., take River Rd. north 0.12 miles (2nd right) to Fir Lane. Turn right/east onto Fir Lane and go to the end. Take the path out to the river and find the dual colored mile marker. All the trails are color coded and here the West Bank and South Bank trails meet, so the marker shows both colors.
TRAILBEAR GOES UP THE RIVER: North Bank & East Bank Paths -from mall to boat ramp.
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trailbear
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November, 2010
TRAILBEAR GOES UP THE RIVER: North Bank & East Bank Paths -from mall to boat ramp.
10.2.2010, Euguene, OR
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The Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System in Eugene is such a fine ride that the TrailBear is back for more. It’s October and ...
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TRAILBEAR RIDES THE FLOOD – South Bank Path of the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System
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toolbear
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October, 2010
TRAILBEAR RIDES THE FLOOD – South Bank Path of the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System
6.4.10
Eugene, OR.
Rain! Have we got rain? TrailBear’s fur is getting sodden and he doesn’t like that one bit.
The rain started in Redding, CA and continued ...
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Great system, but...
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rvgrovers
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September, 2010
Retired and riding delta recumbent trikes, my wife and I covered this system in 5 mile sections in each of 4 days. It ain't perfect, but it's close! The trails are wide, smooth, mostly level ,and paved with either asphalt or concrete, and the people using ...
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