Dogwood Trail–Northwest Firelane 1 Road, 4 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,280 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Dogwood Trail–Northwest Firelane 1 Road, 4 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Forest Heights Open Space near Bonny Slope, OR. It climbs 1,280 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dogwood Trail–Northwest Firelane 1 Road, 4 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,280 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 492–1,148 ft
Out & Back · Forest Heights Open Space
Trailhead: Northwest Mckenna Spur Trail · 45.54843, -122.76953
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 52° · precip 31% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
- Start on Northwest Mckenna Spur Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Northwest Firelane 2 Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Wildwood Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morak Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Keil Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Northwest Firelane 2 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wildwood Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dogwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading SW.
- 2.5 miBear left onto Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tye Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Wildwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Northwest Firelane 2 Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Northwest Mckenna Spur Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:16 PM.
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- Northwest Firelane 1 Road–Northwest Firelane 2 Road, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,089 ft
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