
Every Saturday morning we meet at 9:30 AM at a variety of metro area parks for reasonably easy trail hikes. This Saturday we’re back in Forest Park again for a 4-mile hike starting at Springville Road Trailhead off of NW Skyline Blvd.
This hike includes a small section of Springville Road Trail, and mostly Wildwood Trail with loop around and back up part of Firelane 7. We start at 1,060 ft elevation, down to about 820 ft halfway through, and back up again – an easy and gradual climb. It might be a little muddy in spots because of all the rain we’ve had lately. The closest public restroom is down at the Audubon Nature Store.
The best way to find the Springville Road trailhead:
Start at the intersection of NW Skyline Blvd and NW Cornell Road, then follow Skyline northwest for 3.8 miles – Springville Road (an unpaved trailhead road) is on the right. The trailhead parking area is .02 mile down Springville Rd. There are a few private driveways along the road, but you’ll see the parking area on the left side before you get down to the closed gate.
– From Northwest Portland, follow Lovejoy up until it curves right and becomes NW Cornell Road, go past the Portland Audubon sanctuary and continue up hill to the intersection of NW Skyline and NW Cornell, then turn right following directions listed above. If you’re coming from Hwy 26 you can take Skyline or Barns Road. It’s best to do a Google Map search from your starting point to the intersection of “NW Cornell Road & NW Skyline Blvd”, then go 3.8 miles northwest on Skyline. I don’t want to make it sound more complicated than it is. If you have questions you can Facebook message me, Jane Miller.
– Well behaved, leashed dogs are welcome on these hikes.
Heads up for a future out-of-town hike on June 26th on the Sandy River near Zigzag. I’ll post this soon. It’ll be a 5-mile easy hike with a casual bag-lunch picnic at the end. For those who sign up, we’ll organize carpooling and will have cooler(s) at trail’s end for food/beverages.
| Date: |
Saturday, June 12, 2010 |
| Time: |
9:30am - 11:30am |
| Location: |
Forest Park at NW Skyline Blvd & NW Springville Road trailhead |
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