Flow Motion & Johnny Royale

4 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Flow Motion & Johnny Royale is a 4-mile out-and-back near Brightwood, OR. It climbs 894 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,050 – 1,969 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Homestead Loop 45.38181, -122.03065
Nearest town Brightwood, OR

Directions

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Flow Motion & Johnny Royale

4 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,049–1,968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Homestead Loop · 45.38181, -122.03065

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 52° · precip 66% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Homestead Loop, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Johnny Royale, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miBear right onto Hide and Seek, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Flow Motion, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Follow The Leader, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftReach Johnny Royale, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftTurn right onto Flow Motion, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hide and Seek, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Johnny Royale, heading NW.
  10. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Homestead Loop, heading SE.
  11. 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 surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 63°F52°
Precip66%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity89%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 14% rain5 AM: 21% rain6 AM: 27% rain7 AM: 32% rain8 AM: 33% rain9 AM: 30% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 23% rain12 PM: 18% rain1 PM: 23% rain2 PM: 36% rain3 PM: 59% rain4 PM: 66% rain5 PM: 62% rain6 PM: 51% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 65°52° 37%
Sun 65°52° 53%
Mon 70°49° 26%
Tue 81°53°
Wed 90°60°
Thu 77°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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