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Fall Creek
Mount Pisgah You can take a couple of hours or all day to hike to the top of Mount Pisgah. It is more like a road than a trail to the 1500ft summit and it is fairly steep, but you can detour off onto many side trails that will get you to the same place eventually. The view from the summit is excellent if you ignore the power lines that straddle the mountain. Mount Pisgah also offers many walking events and worksops throughout the year. Walks are first-come, first-served, unless specified; walks marked "RSVP" have a limited number of participants, so please call to ensure your spot. All walks meet at the Arboretum Visitor Center, rain or shine. More About Mount Pisgah>>McKenzie River and Sahalie Falls
Mount June Trail
Obsidians Sawtooth Trail To get to the Hardesty Mountain end of the Sawtooth Trail, take Hwy 58 to a right turn onto Patterson Mountain Road, between milepost 24 and 25. Follow this road (aka Road #5840) for 5.1 miles to the summit, then bear right onto Road 550. Follow this unimproved road 1.7 miles to trailhead on the left.
Skinner Butte Perfect for watching the beautiful Eugene sunsets, Skinner's Butte is the perfect way to get and eagle's eye view of the city and is a good choice for first time visitors to the area.
Spencer Butte The paths up the Butte are steep and challenging, but the effort is rewarded with a full 360 degree spectacular view of the Oregon countryside. Hikers will need to provide their own water; there is none on the trail. At 2,000 feet, there is a subtle temperature difference, and so layering clothing is important on those in-between days. Cell phone reception is generally good on the Butte, but is not a substitute for planning and safe hiking.
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Some of the dearest old-growth forests to this area is found on this hike and not to far from Eugene at all. While some of the Fall Creek trail was affected by the 2003 Clark fire, much of it was not damaged at all and the trail is still a local favorite. The trail mostly follows the creek, up and down through the old-growth forest. The creek has some good swimming holes during the warm months which can get pretty busy at times. A good turn-around point is about 2.6 miles up the trail at Timber Creek, which is about where the fire boundary is. Continue on to the main road crossing, and cross the road to continue on the trail and see some of the fire area if you like.
These hikes offer spectacular scenery of old growth forests, waterfalls and the wild McKenzie River. There are two or three good hiking options from the Sahalie Falls parking lot area. The best one is to set up a shuttle with one car at Sahalie Falls, and one a few miles downstream at the Trailbridge Reservoir road/trailhead. Hike from Sahalie Falls downhill past Koosah Falls, past Carmen Reservoir (when you come to the road here, take a right over the bridge, turn right again to get back into the woods, and then take a left on the McKenzie River trail), and along the "dewatered" McKenzie River channel. The one-way trip from Sahalie to Trailbridge is about 6 miles, easy to moderate. Sahalie to Koosah Falls round trip is a pretty easy 1.5 miles. Trailbridge to Tamolitch Pool round trip is 4.2 miles easy to moderate.
The Mount June Trail provides a short, constantly uphill hike to the top of Mount June, which offers magnificent 360 degree views of the Willamette Valley and Coast Range to the west and numerous peaks of the Cascade Range to the east. Mount June was once the site of a 50' pole platform fire lookout station, circa 1920's, later replaced by a 50' wooden tower and cabin quarters. All structures have since been abandoned and destroyed.
Organized in 1927 by a group of men from Eugene who were concerned about a mountaineering accident, the Obsidians have grown to more than 500 people actively involved in a wide variety of outdoor activities.
The Sawtooth Trail traverses the ridge between Hardesty Mountain and Mount June. It's about an 8 or 9 mile round trip, so be prepared. You can start at either the Hardesty Mountain end (off of Road 550, see below), or the Mount June end (off of Road 941, see below) with side trips to the top of both mountains if desired. The view from Mount June is spectacular, but the old lookout site at the top of Hardesty is overgrown and not worth it unless you just have to climb mountains. 
Skinner Butte (also called Skinner's Butte) is a prominent hill on the north edge of downtown Eugene, Oregon, near the Willamette River. Skinner Butte is a local landmark and the location of Skinner Butte Park, a municipal park.
Easily visible from anywhere in Eugene, 2054ft Spencer Butte is a great hike with 360° views of the Willamette Valley and even the Three Sisters on a clear day. Because of its proximity to Eugene, it is fairly busy, especially in summer. No trip to Eugene would be complete without a hike up "the Butte".
