Forest Edge Trail–Holgate Lane, 4 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Forest Edge Trail–Holgate Lane, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Powell Butte Nature Park near Gilbert, OR. It climbs 330 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Forest Edge Trail–Holgate Lane, 4 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 271–603 ft
Out & Back · Powell Butte Nature Park
Trailhead: Holgate Lane · 45.48944, -122.51816
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 54° · precip 39% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: Southeast Holgate & 136th stop 486 m from the trailhead
- Start on Holgate Lane, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Elderberry Stairs, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Lane, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Forest Edge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Meadowland Lane, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Summit Lane, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Holgate Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Meadowland Lane, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Forest Edge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Lane, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Elderberry Stairs, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Holgate Lane, heading NW.
- 0.3 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southeast Holgate & 136th stop 486 m from the trailhead
More from Holgate Lane Trailhead
- Elderberry Trail–Forest Edge Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 370 ft
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