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Upper Hot Shot Trail #725

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 3.5 (2)
  1. Areas
  2. OR
  3. …Northeastern Oregon
  4. …La Grande
  5. Mt. Emily Recreation Area (MERA)
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“A super fast descent or grunt of a climb. ”

bart barlow
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3,749' 1,143 m

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3,508' 1,069 m

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241' 74 m

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8%

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15%

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Fun, short downhill that cuts a chunk off MERA loop if you're going back to Owsley trailhead. Lots of small kickers built to flat or slightly downhill landings, good berms. If you'd prefer to get home faster, it's a lot more direct than MERA Loop and has a higher grin factor.

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Local Club: Blue Mountain Singletrack Trails Club

Land Manager: Union County, OR Parks and Recreation

Shared By:

bart barlow with improvements by Cameron Livermore
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  3.5 from 2 votes

#12

in Mt. Emily Recreation Area (MERA)

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in Mt. Emily Recreation A…

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in Oregon

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Mikes first mtn bike ride on a real mtn bike—he nailed it!
Dec 2, 2019 near La Grande, OR

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May 4, 2019
Cameron Livermore
By far the most fun way to get back to the Owsley trailhead. Bermed corners make this a super fast descent. Jumps could use landings of some kind,…

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