West Lents Floodplain–Gresham Pit Lake, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 5 hr 26 min
West Lents Floodplain–Gresham Pit Lake, 4 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Twelvemile Corner, OR. The route passes Gresham Pit Lake before reaching West Lents Floodplain at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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West Lents Floodplain–Gresham Pit Lake, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 197–312 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Northwest 15th Street - Wy'East Way Path Connector · 45.50799, -122.43929
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 67°F / low 54° · precip 43% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: Civic Drive stop 176 m from the trailhead
- Start on Northwest 15th Street - Wy'East Way Path Connector, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Wy'East Way Path, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gresham-Fairview Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Gresham Pit Lake.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Springwater Corridor, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Springwater Corridor Access, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Springwater Corridor, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Johnson Creek Natural Area Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Springwater Corridor, heading W.
- 3.7 miBear right onto Southeast Woodstock Boulevard, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Springwater Corridor, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass West Lents Floodplain.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Springwater Corridor Access, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach West Lents Floodplain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Springwater Corridor, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Southeast 102nd Avenue, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Springwater Corridor, heading NE.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Johnson Creek Natural Area Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Springwater Corridor, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Gresham-Fairview Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Wy'East Way Path, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Northwest 15th Street - Wy'East Way Path Connector, heading N.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Civic Drive stop 176 m from the trailhead
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