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Alder Trail & Northwest Firelane 1 Road via Wildwood Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Alder Trail & Northwest Firelane 1 Road via Wildwood Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Willamette Heights, OR. It climbs 538 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 988 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wild Cherry / Dogwood Trailhead 45.53844, -122.73413
Nearest town Willamette Heights, OR
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Alder Trail & Northwest Firelane 1 Road via Wildwood Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 546–988 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wild Cherry / Dogwood Trailhead · 45.53844, -122.73413

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 50° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dogwood Trail, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Keil Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Morak Trail, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading W.
  6. 350 ftReach Alder Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Morak Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Wildwood Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading N.
  12. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Alder Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Keil Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading E.
  16. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alder-trail-northwest-firelane-1-road-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Trail surface

63% dirt37% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F50°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity75%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sun 73°55° 18%
Mon 74°55°
Tue 77°54°
Wed 85°55°
Thu 76°59°
Fri 76°56° 20%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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