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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Ridden Direction
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- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
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Photo
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Parking
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Water Fountain/Source
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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
google parking directionsLinks
Region Details
- 7
- 18
Open on Jul 27, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #2,901
- State Ranking
- #41
- Trails (view details)
- 25
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 25
- Trails E-Bike
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 25
- Trails Trail Running
- 25
- Total Distance
- 38 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 18 miles
- Total Descent
- 9,992 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,436 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,594 ft
- Reports
- 51
- Photos
- 15
- Ridden Counter
- 139
Popular Mount Emily Recreation Area Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERA Loop | |||
| Caffeine Trail | |||
| Hot Shot | |||
| Ricochet | |||
| Sasquatch | |||
| Depends | |||
| Rock Crusher | |||
| Red Apple | |||
| Doing Time | |||
| Whoopsy-Doo | |||
| Rough Rider | |||
| Apple Drop |
Recent Trail Reports
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Photos of Mount Emily Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Hot Shot
14 | Hot Shot, My City
Jul 8, 2018 @ 11:48am
Jul 8, 2018
trail: Hot Shot
22 | Hot Shot, My City
Jul 8, 2018 @ 11:48am
Jul 8, 2018
trail: MERA Loop
66 | MERA Loop, La Grande
Mar 19, 2018 @ 7:44am
Mar 19, 2018
trail: MERA Loop
42 | MERA Loop, La Grande
Mar 19, 2018 @ 7:44am
Mar 19, 2018Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| All Mountain Day | 15 miles | |
| MERA top to bottom | 17 miles | |
| Mt. Emily Recreation Area sampler loop | 15 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Worth the extra climb to add this trail when... | Apr 5, 2018 @ 7:38pm Apr 5, 2018 | ||
| trail | The upper half is good, I recommend getting... | Mar 26, 2018 @ 10:05am Mar 26, 2018 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pmmaroll | add | ridelog | Dec 1, 2018 ride log | Dec 1, 2018 @ 1:02pm Dec 1, 2018 |
 | hammertime | add | ridelog | Sep 30, 2018 ride log | Nov 27, 2018 @ 4:20am Nov 27, 2018 |
| pmmaroll | add | ridelog | Oct 11, 2018 ride log | Oct 26, 2018 @ 7:06pm Oct 26, 2018 |
 | gorgechris | add | ridelog | Oct 22, 2018 ride log | Oct 22, 2018 @ 1:16pm Oct 22, 2018 |
| pmmaroll | add | ridelog | Oct 21, 2018 ride log | Oct 21, 2018 @ 8:30pm Oct 21, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tollgate | 1 | 6 | 2 | 24.4 km | |
| Anthony Lakes Recreation Area | 3 | 4 | 32.8 km |
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