Alder Trail–Lower Macleay Trail, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,262 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Alder Trail–Lower Macleay Trail, 3 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Willamette Heights, OR. It climbs 1,262 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Alder Trail–Lower Macleay Trail, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,262 ft · 3 hr 34 min
Elevation 86–895 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.53667, -122.71235
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 54° · precip 30% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Northwest Thurman & 29th stop 177 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Wildwood Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Holman Lane, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Wild Cherry Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Keil Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Alder Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Lower Macleay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Wildwood Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Keil Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Wild Cherry Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Wildwood Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Holman Lane, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wildwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Lower Macleay Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Northwest Thurman & 29th stop 177 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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