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Powell Butte Nature Park

Cedar Grove Trail–Forest Edge Trail, 3 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Cedar Grove Trail–Forest Edge Trail, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Powell Butte Nature Park near Rockwood, OR. It climbs 394 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 577 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Springwater Corridor 45.48840, -122.46923
Nearest town Rockwood, OR
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Cedar Grove Trail–Forest Edge Trail, 3 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 242–579 ft

Out & Back · Powell Butte Nature Park

Trailhead: Springwater Corridor · 45.48840, -122.46923

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 54° · precip 41% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Transit-accessible: Southwest 14th Drive & Pleasant View Drive stop 227 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Springwater Corridor Access, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Springwater Corridor, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Johnson Creek Natural Area Trail, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Springwater Corridor, heading N.
  8. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Elderberry Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Meadowland Lane, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Forest Edge Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Lane, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftReach Cedar Grove Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftTurn right onto Forest Edge Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Meadowland Lane, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right onto Elderberry Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Springwater Corridor, heading S.
  19. 1.6 miTurn left onto Johnson Creek Natural Area Trail, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftTurn left onto Springwater Corridor, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto Springwater Corridor Access, heading E.
  26. 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/cedar-grove-trail-forest-edge-trail-out-back-3-sights-10-km

Trail surface

58% paved24% dirt8% gravel1% boardwalk9% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 67°F54°
Precip41%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 34% rain7 AM: 29% rain8 AM: 34% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 18% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 41% rain6 PM: 33% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 72°52°
Sun 75°54° 37%
Mon 75°51° 15%
Tue 77°53°
Wed 90°56°
Thu 83°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southwest 14th Drive & Pleasant View Drive stop 227 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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