Powell Butte Nature Park

Douglas Fir Trail & Summit Lane

2.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 50 min

Douglas Fir Trail & Summit Lane is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Powell Butte Nature Park near Gilbert, OR. It climbs 282 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 604 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ellis Street Access 45.48222, -122.51465
Nearest town Gilbert, OR

Directions

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Douglas Fir Trail & Summit Lane

2.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 50 min

Elevation 298–603 ft

Out & Back · Powell Butte Nature Park

Trailhead: Ellis Street Access · 45.48222, -122.51465

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 54° · precip 39% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Transit-accessible: Southeast 136th & Ramona stop 739 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Ellis Street Access, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading N.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Douglas Fir Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Summit Lane, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miReach Douglas Fir Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Douglas Fir Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftTurn right onto Ellis Street Access, heading S.
  9. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 66°F54°
Precip39%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 33% rain7 AM: 30% rain8 AM: 33% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 18% rain3 PM: 24% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 32% 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°53° 37%
Mon 75°51°
Tue 77°53°
Wed 90°56°
Thu 82°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southeast 136th & Ramona stop 739 m from the trailhead

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