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Urban hikes: The metro area offers many scenic,invigorating walks -The Register-Guard,... Page 4 of 4 <br /> "We meander through there, past the water spouts and get <br /> back on the trail." <br /> Prouty says the walk takes about 3 1/2 hours, "so I would say <br /> it's about eight miles." <br /> All of it, save for the time spent atop Gillespie Butte, was on <br /> pavement. But hiking on paved pathways has its advantages in <br /> Oregon in the spring - no mud from rain-soaked trails to scape <br /> off your boots. <br /> There are other advantages to urban hikes, Prouty says. <br /> "You don't have to drive forever, and you don't have to worry <br /> about the price of gasoline." <br /> a <br /> http://www.registerguard.com/cgi-bin/printStory.py?name=e6.od.urbanhikes.0403&date=2003+... 4/8/03 <br />