Jenne Butte–Gresham Pit Lake, 5 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Jenne Butte–Gresham Pit Lake, 5 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Gresham, OR. The route passes Gresham Pit Lake before reaching Jenne Butte at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 427 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jenne Butte–Gresham Pit Lake, 5 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 254–615 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wy'East Way Path · 45.50434, -122.43224
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 67°F / low 54° · precip 46% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: Northwest Division & Miller stop 40 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wy'East Way Path, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gresham-Fairview Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Gresham Pit Lake.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Springwater Corridor, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Springwater Corridor Access, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Springwater Corridor, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Jenne Butte Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Jenne Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Springwater Corridor, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Springwater Corridor Access, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Springwater Corridor, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Gresham-Fairview Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Wy'East Way Path, heading N.
- 1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Northwest Division & Miller stop 40 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wy'East Way Path Trailhead
- Gresham-Fairview Trail & Wy'East Way Path 3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Gresham Pit Lake & Wy'East Way Path 3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Upper Johnson Creek–Springwater Woods, 10 groves 13.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Gresham Pit Lake–Cedar Grove Trail, 7 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 664 ft
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