Council Crest Trail & Sunnyside Trail via Marquam Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Council Crest Trail & Sunnyside Trail via Marquam Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Marquam Nature Park near Portland Heights, OR. It climbs 880 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Council Crest Trail & Sunnyside Trail via Marquam Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 460–1,045 ft
Out & Back · Marquam Nature Park
Trailhead: 45.50659, -122.70059
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Southwest Ravensview & Terrace stop 106 m from the trailhead
- Start on Broadway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Sunnyside Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Marquam Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Council Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Sunnyside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Marquam Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Sunnyside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Broadway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 (~58 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southwest Ravensview & Terrace stop 106 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Council Crest–Council Crest Viewpoint, 3 summits 2.7 mi · ▲ 736 ft
- Shadyside Trail–Sunnyside Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,102 ft
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