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Marquam Nature Park

Council Crest Trail & Towhee Trail via Marquam Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Council Crest Trail & Towhee Trail via Marquam Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Marquam Nature Park near Marquam Hill, OR. It climbs 1,314 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 1,043 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Flicker Trail 45.49673, -122.69236
Nearest town Marquam Hill, OR
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Council Crest Trail & Towhee Trail via Marquam Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 443–1,045 ft

Out & Back · Marquam Nature Park

Trailhead: Flicker Trail · 45.49673, -122.69236

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Southwest Gaines & 11th stop 93 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Flicker Trail, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Marquam Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Flicker Trail, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftSharp right onto Towhee Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Marquam Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shadyside Trail, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftBear left onto Marquam Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Shadyside Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Marquam Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.2 miBear right onto Council Crest Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miReach Towhee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Marquam Trail, heading SE.
  13. 1.2 miBear right onto Shadyside Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Marquam Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Shadyside Trail, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Marquam Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Towhee Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.1 miSharp left onto Flicker Trail, heading N.
  19. 200 ftTurn right onto Marquam Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Flicker Trail, heading NW.
  21. 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/council-crest-trail-towhee-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southwest Gaines & 11th stop 93 m from the trailhead

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