Gresham Pit Lake–Cedar Grove Trail, 7 sights

13.7 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Gresham Pit Lake–Cedar Grove Trail, 7 sights is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Powell Butte Nature Park near Gresham, OR. The route reaches Gresham Pit Lake. It climbs 664 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 577 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wy'East Way Path 45.50434, -122.43224

Nearest town Gresham, OR

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Gresham Pit Lake–Cedar Grove Trail, 7 sights

13.7 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 4 hr 54 min

Elevation 242–579 ft

Out & Back · Powell Butte Nature Park

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.
0.4 miTurn right onto Johnson Creek Natural Area Trail, heading W.
350 ftTurn right onto Springwater Corridor, heading W.
1.6 miContinue straight onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading W.
0.5 miContinue straight onto Elderberry Trail, heading N.
0.2 miSharp left onto Meadowland Lane, heading NE.
0.2 miBear right onto Forest Edge Trail, heading NE.
100 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Lane, heading NE.
0.1 miTurn right onto Elderberry Stairs, heading SE.
150 ftBear left onto Holgate Lane, heading E.
0.4 miReach Gresham Pit Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.4 miBear right onto Elderberry Stairs, heading W.
200 ftTurn left onto Pipeline Lane, heading W.
0.1 miTurn right onto Forest Edge Trail, heading E.
50 ftBear left onto Meadowland Lane, heading E.
0.2 miSharp right onto Elderberry Trail, heading NE.
0.2 miContinue straight onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading E.
0.5 miContinue straight onto Springwater Corridor, heading S.
1.6 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 E.
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 N.
450 ftTurn left, heading S.
500 ftSharp left onto Gresham-Fairview Trail, heading E.
1.9 miTurn right onto Wy'East Way Path, heading N.
0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

70% paved12% dirt10% gravel1% boardwalk7% unspecified

Weather

Drizzle67°F54°

Precip46%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity84%

Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy

Hourly temperatureRain chance

70°50°

6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM7:44 PM

Sat 72°51° 16%

Sun 75°53° 37%

Mon 75°51° 17%

Tue 77°53°

Wed 90°56°

Thu 82°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~178 min). Leave by 4:26 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Transit-accessible: Northwest Division & Miller stop 40 m from the trailhead
Parking lot at the trailhead

Gresham Pit Lake–Cedar Grove Trail, 7 sights

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Gresham Pit Lake–Cedar Grove Trail, 7 sights

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