Lithia Park - Ashland

Year-round
Location: Downtown, extends into nearby hills.
Why Go There? 93 acre park contains beautifully landscaped gardens, level and hillside walking paths, ponds, creeks, play areas, bandbox, tennis court. On any given day, find people doing tai chi, playing instruments; observe wildlife or find quiet walking trails. Hikers can choose one or more side trails that wind up steep hills surrounding the park, extend for miles; some trails shared with mountain bikers, runners. Landscape architect John McLaren also designed San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
Access: Drive, multiple parking areas; many walking entry points from downtown streets; public transportation near park entrance
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North Mountain Park - Ashland

Grounds open daily sunrise to sunset; Nature Center open Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Location: 620 North Mountain Avenue
Why Go There? 47 acre in-town park includes organic garden, nature center with exhibits, classes.
Access: No-cost parking lot, nearby street parking; public transportation
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Oredson-Todd Trail - Ashland

Location: South on Tolman Creek Road from Siskiyou Boulevard, turn right on Green Meadow Drive, after a couple of blocks, left on Lupine to parking area, map. Trailhead starts at small park on residential street.
Why Go There? Pleasant, well maintained in-town short trail leads to very small waterfall. Can connect to other trails for longer hikes, or stroll steep residential streets from trailhead, with views across the valley for more leg stretching and cardio exercise. Popular, so expect to share trail.
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Britt Woods Loop - Jacksonville

Year-round
Location: Start at Peter Britt Park (home of the Britt Festival) downtown
Why Go There? Well marked easy ascent/descent trails (total 786 ft ascent/790 ft descent); several trail options for up to 5 miles of loops; wildflowers during bloom season; Panorama Point offers view.
More Information: Hiking Project + Woodlands

London Peak Trail (two trailheads) - Wolf Creek

Location: I-5 highway, exit 76. From the south, turn left, proceed under freeway. From north, exit 76 into Wolf Creek town. For lower trailhead, go into small town of Wolf Creek, follow Main Street to Wolf Creek Park (370 Main Street). Upper trailhead: go straight through intersection after passing Wolf Creek Inn,head south (which leads to onramp to I-5), turn right on Bridge Lane two miles, turn right onto BLM 33-6-26 (London Peak Road). Drive one mile to the first junction, turn right staying on 33-6-26. Continue to the left, drive approximately two miles ending at the trailhead. (Follow easily visible signs at intersections to London Peak Trailhead).
Why Go There? With two trailheads, the upper trailhead take one to a very easy, ADA well maintained .5 mile walk to the London Peak overlook, with sweeping views of Rogue/Umpqua Divide, Wolf Creek canyon, historic Applegate Trail. From the overlook, return to trailhead. For longer hike and wanting to navigate a steep downhill trail to the bottom/back up, from overlook proceed down a steep but visible trail that heads down a ridge, switchbacks through woods to the bottom, return same trail to the top; 2.5 mile roundtrip, 1400 feet elevation gain/drop, high point 2,835 feet. Lower trailhead: park in Wolf Creek Park (fee), cross the creek (which may be difficult when creek is full), watch out for poison oak, pass by a disk golf elevated metal basket and wend way up trail to the ridge to the overlook for the views, return same way; Either trailhead is close to the Wolf Creek Inn (see unique lodging: Wolf Creek Inn), though starting from Wolf Creek for the climb to the top is a shorter drive.
More information: BLM Resources + Wolf Creek Park

Wolf Creek Falls - North Umpqua River Area

Location: From Highway 138 heading east, at milepost 16, (Glide) turn south on Little River Road 11 miles to trailhead sign/parking area, bridge crossing the river.
Why Go There? Very pretty easy walk 1.2 miles along scenic creek trail, through lush forest to two-tiered waterfall (70 feet upper, 50 feet lower). On hot days, a bathing suit, towel come in handy as there are a few river spots deep enough to have refreshing dip along the trail (popular, so clothing optional not advised).
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Additional Resources

Woodlands Trails - Jacksonville
Well maintained walking loops and connecting easy-moderate rated trails; different trailheads start, end in historic downtown

Klamath Birding Trails - Klamath Falls
1.5 miles long level Link River Trail, within walking distance of town , good for bird watching