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- Snow Groomed
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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
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- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 50%
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Mount 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
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
51 trails
- E-Bike
8 trails
- Hike
49 trails
- Trail Running
49 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
10 trails
Region Details
- 12
- 1
- 8
- 25
- 5
Region Status
Open as of Jun 7, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 51
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 51
- Trails E-Bike
- 8
- 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
- 80 miles
- Total Descent
- 15,138 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,719 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,592 ft
- Reports
- 455
- Photos
- 61
- Ridden Counter
- 1,338
Popular Mount Emily Recreation Area Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Tom G. Special | 6 miles | |
| Sasquatch - Ricochet - Pebbles | 10 miles | |
| All Mountain Day | 15 miles | |
| MERA top to bottom | 17 miles | |
| Mt. Emily Recreation Area loop | 15 miles | |
| Whoopsy - Bamm Bamm - Lower Hot Shot race | 5 miles | |
| SoloXC Stage 3 race | 8 miles |
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 1 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 27 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
Photos of Mount Emily Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: MERA Loop
1 |
Jun 20, 2021 @ 1:26pm
Jun 20, 2021
trail: Sasquatch
6 |
Apr 29, 2021 @ 9:54am
Apr 29, 2021
trail: Sasquatch
13 |
Apr 29, 2021 @ 9:54am
Apr 29, 2021
trail: MERA Loop
34 |
Oct 4, 2020 @ 6:44am
Oct 4, 2020
trail: MERA Loop
41 |
Sep 27, 2020 @ 9:43pm
Sep 27, 2020
trail: Mount Emily Road
23 |
Aug 3, 2020 @ 8:53pm
Aug 3, 2020
trail: Bamm Bamm
71 |
Aug 3, 2020 @ 8:50pm
Aug 3, 2020
trail: Bamm Bamm
66 |
Aug 3, 2020 @ 8:50pm
Aug 3, 2020Videos of Mount Emily Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Pebbles
7:05 |
47 |
Aug 3, 2020
trail: Caffeine Trail
6:19 |
56 |
Aug 2, 2020
trail: MERA Loop
1:00 |
139 |
Apr 14, 2020
trail: Ride On
6:24 |
148 |
Apr 22, 2013
trail: Lower Fence Line
1:56 |
88 |
May 17, 2020 , La Grande
trail: Skills Slalom
1:19 |
240 |
Apr 12, 2020 , La Grande
trail: Caffeine Trail
14:15 |
258 |
Oct 8, 2019 , La Grande
trail: Ricochet
7:07 |
128 |
Oct 7, 2019 , La Grande
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Emily Road | Jun 7, 2021 @ 12:33pm Jun 7, 2021 | Variable | mrliver | ||
| Caffeine Trail | Jun 7, 2021 @ 12:33pm Jun 7, 2021 | Dry | mrliver | ||
| Upper Hot Shot | Jun 7, 2021 @ 12:33pm Jun 7, 2021 | Dry | mrliver | ||
| Spine | May 31, 2021 @ 5:15pm May 31, 2021 | Ideal | Battydkc | ||
| Doing Time | May 29, 2021 @ 1:56pm May 29, 2021 | Dry | kalsing | ||
| Sasquatch | May 29, 2021 @ 6:52am May 29, 2021 | Ideal | kalsing | ||
| Ridge Line | May 29, 2021 @ 6:52am May 29, 2021 | Ideal | kalsing | ||
| Upper Doing Time | May 29, 2021 @ 6:52am May 29, 2021 | Ideal | kalsing | ||
| Dirt Circus | May 29, 2021 @ 6:52am May 29, 2021 | Ideal | kalsing | ||
| Bamm Bamm | May 29, 2021 @ 6:52am May 29, 2021 | Dry | kalsing |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HillsboroMTB | add | photo | in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Jun 20, 2021 @ 1:26pm Jun 20, 2021 |
 | Hendryxmtb | ridden | trail | Red Apple and 4 more | Jun 18, 2021 @ 5:19pm Jun 18, 2021 |
| Awspoon | vote | trail | Rob's Hill Road | Jun 9, 2021 @ 4:39pm Jun 9, 2021 |
| mrliver | add | report | Mount Emily Road and 2 more | Jun 8, 2021 @ 12:10pm Jun 8, 2021 |
| Battydkc | add | report | Spine | May 31, 2021 @ 5:15pm May 31, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| trail | Not a long trail and a year or two out of... | Aug 4, 2020 @ 8:53pm Aug 4, 2020 | ||
| trail | There is no rock garden. Not sure why it lures... | Aug 4, 2020 @ 8:51pm 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 | 51 | 80 miles | 15,138 ft | 36 miles | 2,720 ft | #1,666 | #871 | 61 | 450 | 7 | 1,970 | |
| E-Bike | 8 | 20 miles | 3,494 ft | 10 miles | 2,707 ft | #1,576 | 415 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Hike | 49 | 77 miles | 13,540 ft | 33 miles | 2,720 ft | #1,329 | #786 | 449 | 43 | |||
| Trail Running | 49 | 77 miles | 13,540 ft | 33 miles | 2,720 ft | #1,337 | #788 | 449 | 5 | |||
| 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 | #33 | #24 | 74 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 4 | 4 miles | 666 ft | 2 miles | 906 ft | 76 | ||||||
| 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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