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http://www.omniture.com --> Sections Home Page Local News AP News AP Entertainment Archives Business Classifieds Event Calendar Forums Life Opinion Obituaries Photo Gallery Readers Photo Gallery Sports Tempo Weather Special Coverage 2006 Britt Festivals --> Shop Our Valley AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Search Our Valley Special Sections Distinctly Northwest Readers' Choice Homelife Magazine Joy Magazine Holiday Guide Oregon Golf Info Oregon Wine Info Other Publications Local Links Ashland News eSouthernOregon Newspapers In Education Personals Moving Here Movie Listings TV Listings Volunteer Customer Service Advertise With Us Media Kit Place Classified Ad Contact Us FAQ's Home Delivery Site Map --> Email Story to a Friend January 3, 2007 Since You Asked My husband and I are new to the Rogue Valley. We recently went up to the mountain and parked at the last gate with all of the cars. We walked up to the picnic area and followed the trail around the peak descending at the quarry and walked back to the parking area. Can you tell us how long is the trail? We can not find the information through the parks services. -- Marilyn and Tony M., Medford The mad-dog hikers (and mountain bikers) here at SYA outfitters suspect you are asking about the trail in Prescott Park, the 1,740 acres of parkland around the summit of Roxy Ann Peak. For us to call it a mountain in these parts, we need to be more impressed, not to say we aren't fond of our beautifully named local crag. That's almost three square miles of hiking country on the old lava cone which is more of a mini-nature preserve than city park. Animals have been making trails up there for eons, followed by American Indians, but it wasn't until the Great Depression that the Civilian Conservation Corps began putting the hiking trails on the map. Advertisement And volunteers helped restore those old trails and build new ones in the 1980s. The mail trail from the locked gate forks after about a half-mile. One leading to the left is Oak, the one to the right is Madrone. As one might expect, the trails are named after tree species in the area. The entire trail to the top of the butte and back is roughly four miles. You may want to take a hiking stick. Incidentally, the park was named after Medford police officer George J. Prescott who was a supporter of creating the park. He was killed in 1933 trying to arrest Llewellyn A. Banks, the leader of a crooked political gang called the Good Government Congress. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . Would you like to respond to this story? If so Click Here to visit our forums. Advertisement Copyright © 1997-2007 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback online casinos news Home Security Systems Online Casino Reviews Men's Clothing Fundraisers UK Homeowner Loans Discount Hotel Reservations Send Flowers Casinos Canada Texas Electric Choice Compare Electric rates in Texas Windermere Van Vleet Trunks, Footlocker Online poker at AbsolutePoker.com