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Alder Trail & Wild Cherry Trail via Wildwood Trail

4 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Alder Trail & Wild Cherry Trail via Wildwood Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Willamette Heights, OR. It climbs 543 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 896 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Birch Trail 45.53365, -122.73321
Nearest town Willamette Heights, OR
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Alder Trail & Wild Cherry Trail via Wildwood Trail

4 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 492–895 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Birch Trail · 45.53365, -122.73321

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Birch Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wildwood Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Wild Cherry Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Keil Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Alder Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Dogwood Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto Wild Cherry Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Wildwood Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Birch Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 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-wild-cherry-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

80% dirt20% gravel

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 64°F52°
Precip30%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 24% rain6 AM: 30% rain7 AM: 30% rain8 AM: 28% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 28% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 68°50°
Sun 75°53° 35%
Mon 73°54°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 88°55°
Thu 82°61°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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