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SaveMount Emily Recreation Area (MERA) offers 3,670 acres of outstanding forest recreation just two miles north of downtown La Grande, Oregon. Visitors can enjoy trails dedicated for motorized and non-motorized uses. Trails throughout MERA offer both gentle routes and challenging terrain.
source: Union County OR/MERA
Shuttleable: YES
AKA: M.E.R.A
google parking directionsLinks
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
56 trails
- E-Bike
9 trails
- Hike
49 trails
- Trail Running
49 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
10 trails
Region Details
- 12
- 1
- 8
- 26
- 9
Region Status
Open as of May 16, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 56
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 56
- Trails E-Bike
- 9
- Trails Hike
- 49
- Trails Trail Running
- 49
- Trails Horse
- 10
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 10
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 82 miles
- Total Descent
- 16,279 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,719 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,592 ft
- Reports
- 529
- Photos
- 66
- Ridden Counter
- 1,737
Popular Mount Emily Recreation Area Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Tom G. Special | 6 miles | |
| All Mountain Day | 15 miles | |
| Sasquatch - Ricochet - Pebbles | 10 miles | |
| Mt. Emily Recreation Area loop | 15 miles | |
| MERA top to bottom | 17 miles | |
| SoloXC Stage 3 race | 8 miles | |
| Whoopsy - Bamm Bamm - Lower Hot Shot race | 5 miles |
Photos of Mount Emily Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: MERA Loop
9 |
Jun 13, 2022 @ 10:52pm
Jun 13, 2022
trail: MERA Loop
20 |
Jun 13, 2022 @ 10:52pm
Jun 13, 2022
trail: Dirt Circus
69 |
Dec 11, 2021 @ 9:24am
Dec 11, 2021
trail: Caffeine Trail
49 |
Jul 4, 2021 @ 4:52pm
Jul 4, 2021
trail: Caffeine Trail
46 |
Jul 4, 2021 @ 4:52pm
Jul 4, 2021
trail: MERA Loop
70 |
Jun 20, 2021 @ 1:26pm
Jun 20, 2021
trail: Sasquatch
45 |
Apr 29, 2021 @ 9:54am
Apr 29, 2021
trail: Sasquatch
74 |
Apr 29, 2021 @ 9:54am
Apr 29, 2021Videos of Mount Emily Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Pebbles
7:05 |
61 |
Aug 3, 2020
trail: Caffeine Trail
6:19 |
90 |
Aug 2, 2020
trail: MERA Loop
1:00 |
202 |
Apr 14, 2020
trail: Ride On
6:24 |
155 |
Apr 22, 2013
trail: Dirt Circus
2:11 |
82 |
Mar 2, 2022 , La Grande
trail: Dirt Circus
2:23 |
104 |
Mar 2, 2022 , La Grande
trail: Lower Fence Line
1:56 |
156 |
May 17, 2020 , La Grande
trail: Skills Slalom
1:19 |
366 |
Apr 12, 2020 , La Grande
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doing Time | Jun 3, 2022 @ 5:31am Jun 3, 2022 | Ideal | ssl BMSTC | ||
| Upper Dirt Circus | Jun 3, 2022 @ 5:31am Jun 3, 2022 | Variable | ssl BMSTC | ||
| Dirt Circus | Jun 3, 2022 @ 5:31am Jun 3, 2022 | Variable | ssl BMSTC | ||
| Upper Hot Shot | Jun 3, 2022 @ 5:31am Jun 3, 2022 | Variable | ssl BMSTC | ||
| Lower Hot Shot | May 21, 2022 @ 10:36am May 21, 2022 | Variable | thriftytower18 | ||
| Red Ledge | May 21, 2022 @ 10:36am May 21, 2022 | Wet | thriftytower18 | ||
| Mount Emily Road | May 16, 2022 @ 1:15pm May 16, 2022 | Snow Covered | ssl BMSTC | ||
| Ridge Line | May 16, 2022 @ 1:15pm May 16, 2022 | Ideal | ssl BMSTC | ||
| Upper Doing Time | May 16, 2022 @ 1:15pm May 16, 2022 | Ideal | ssl BMSTC | ||
| Fractured Zone | May 16, 2022 @ 1:15pm May 16, 2022 | Ideal | ssl BMSTC |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | neogtv6 | wishlist | trail | Caffeine Trail | Jun 28, 2022 @ 7:58pm Jun 28, 2022 |
| A9jn41 | ridden | trail | Goldfish Pond | Jun 23, 2022 @ 9:47pm Jun 23, 2022 |
| A9jn41 | vote | trail | Caffeine Trail and 1 more | Jun 23, 2022 @ 9:43pm Jun 23, 2022 |
| NathanggtNpn | ridden | trail | MERA Loop | Jun 13, 2022 @ 10:54pm Jun 13, 2022 |
| NathanggtNpn | add | photo | in My City and 1 more | Jun 13, 2022 @ 10:52pm Jun 13, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | It shouldn’t be. Someone misreported it as... | Nov 20, 2021 @ 5:32pm Nov 20, 2021 | ||
 | report | Hey there why is this one closed? Hoping to... | Nov 20, 2021 @ 5:18pm Nov 20, 2021 | ||
| trail | Snow melt has eroded road causing slushy mud... | Apr 13, 2021 @ 7:45pm Apr 13, 2021 | ||
| trail | I | Oct 23, 2020 @ 9:09am Oct 23, 2020 | ||
 | trail | This is the main loop for the offshoot trails.... | Aug 4, 2020 @ 8:55pm Aug 4, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tollgate | 2 | 8 | 2 | 24.4 km | |
| Anthony Lakes Recreation Area | 5 | 4 | 32.8 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 56 | 82 miles | 16,280 ft | 38 miles | 2,720 ft | #2,470 | #1,263 | 66 | 524 | 7 | 2,529 | |
| E-Bike | 9 | 20 miles | 3,796 ft | 10 miles | 2,707 ft | #2,321 | #529 | 484 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Hike | 49 | 77 miles | 13,540 ft | 33 miles | 2,720 ft | #2,155 | #1,221 | 521 | 45 | |||
| Trail Running | 49 | 77 miles | 13,540 ft | 33 miles | 2,720 ft | #2,155 | #1,217 | 521 | 10 | |||
| Horse | 10 | 7 miles | 574 ft | 2 miles | 1,755 ft | 72 | ||||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 10 | 25 miles | 5,299 ft | 13 miles | 2,720 ft | #153 | #101 | 75 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 4 | 4 miles | 666 ft | 2 miles | 906 ft | 76 | 1 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 2 miles | 148 ft | 4,616 ft | 135 ft | 7 | 6 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 2 miles | 148 ft | 4,616 ft | 135 ft | 7 | 2 |
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