Council Crest Trail & Shadyside Trail via Marquam Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 853 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Council Crest Trail & Shadyside Trail via Marquam Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Marquam Nature Park near Marquam Hill, OR. It climbs 853 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Council Crest Trail & Shadyside Trail via Marquam Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 853 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 290–1,045 ft
Out & Back · Marquam Nature Park
Trailhead: Basalt Trail · 45.50285, -122.69201
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 53° · precip 30% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Southwest 11th & Gibbs stop 432 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shadyside Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Marquam Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Shadyside Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Marquam Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Council Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Shadyside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Marquam Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Shadyside Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Marquam Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Shadyside Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southwest 11th & Gibbs stop 432 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Basalt Trail Trailhead
- Council Crest–Council Crest Viewpoint, 3 summits 2.9 mi · ▲ 769 ft
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