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Coos County Odyssey 2025

Coos County Odyssey 2025

Register for Coos County Odyssey 2025

The virtual “race” starts on January 1 and goes through April 15.  It’s a fun way to achieve your fitness goals in the new year.  You can choose from many types of actual exercise to calculate your virtual miles, and this 3rd Odyssey has new milestones to reach in your 253-mile route around Coos County.  Participate as an individual or form teams with friends, family or colleagues to motivate each other to achieve your goals. The entry fee is $20 (plus a processing fee).  All proceeds go to the Coos County Friends of Public Health for the Nurses’ Purse Fund, which helps families in need in Coos County.  

Let’s get moving in 2025!  

When you register, you can join a team (like the Striders and Friends), register as an individual, or start your own group or team.

After you have signed up for Coos County Odyssey a good way to start the year will be to take a FIRST DAY HIKE. See the list of nearby first day hikes HERE.

Golden and Silver Falls Hike, Saturday, March 30 , 2024

Golden and Silver Falls Hike, Saturday, March 30 , 2024

Hike Description: Here is a chance to view two beautiful nearby falls.

Registration Form

Short Option: We will make a 2.8 mile round trip hike that climbs a switchback trail through old growth forest of Douglas Fir, Big Leaf Maple and Oregon Myrtle trees up past two beautiful waterfalls both of which are over 100 ft. This should also be a great time of year for wildflowers.

Longer Option: For those wanting a longer hike we will be approaching the falls from different trails.

Silver Falls

Bring lunch and water and rain gear, dress in layers, and wear sturdy waterproof boots. The longer option may get your feet wet at times.

Location and Time

We will meet at Golden and Silver Falls trail head at 10:00.

Please Register for this hike

Directions: From the Coos Bay Visitor Center take Hwy 101 south. Turn left on Newport Ave/ Coos River Hwy. Continue for .5 mile – cross the bridge then bear 90 degrees left onto 6th Ave/Coos River Hwy. The road will make another 90 degree turn to the right and you will pass the Coach House Restaurant on your right shortly after that. Continue for .5 mile and turn right onto D Street/Coos River Hwy at the stop sign. You are following the signs to Allegany. Continue .8 mile and bear left across the bridge onto S. Coos River Hwy. Continue 1.5 mile then turn left on East Fork Millicoma Rd. and cross bridge. After bridge turn right and continue on East fork Millicoma Rd. for 19 miles through the town of Allegany before turning left onto gravel Glen Creek Rd. Continue on Glen Creek Rd for 3 miles to parking area.

Golden Falls
Coos County Odyssey 2024–and 2024 First Day Hikes

Coos County Odyssey 2024–and 2024 First Day Hikes

Register for Coos County Odyssey 2024

The virtual “race” starts on January 1 and goes through April 15.  It’s a fun way to achieve your fitness goals in the new year.  You can choose from many types of actual exercise to calculate your virtual miles, and this 3rd Odyssey has new milestones to reach in your 229-mile route around Coos County.  Participate as an individual or form teams with friends, family or colleagues to motivate each other to achieve your goals. The entry fee is $25 (plus a $2.50 processing fee).  All proceeds go to the Coos County Friends of Public Health for the Nurses’ Purse Fund, which helps families in need in Coos County.  

Let’s get moving in 2024!  

When you register, you can join a team (like the South Coast Striders), register as an individual, or start your own group or team.

Nearby First Day Hikes

Enjoy one of the Oregon State Parks First Day hikes on January 1, 2024

Bullards Beach State Park 1:00 PM

Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park 9:00 AM

Shore Acres State Park 10:00 AM

William M. Tugman State Park 1:00 PM

Umpqua Lighthouse State Park 10:00 AM

With a little bit of planning it may be possible to do two of these hikes.

Click on the hikes for more details