Heron Creek Loop Trail
2 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 45 min
Heron Creek Loop Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Mary S. Young Park near Jennings Lodge, OR. It is mostly level, with 182 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heron Creek Loop Trail
2 mi · ▲ 182 ft · 45 min
Elevation 8–210 ft
Out & Back · Mary S. Young Park
Trailhead: 45.39045, -122.62759
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 66°F / low 54° · precip 35% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: Southeast River Road & Roethe stop 592 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Island Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Riverside Loop Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Turkey Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Heron Creek Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Trillium Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dog Park Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Trillium Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fern Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Heron Creek Loop Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Fern Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trillium Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Dog Park Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Trillium Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Heron Creek Loop Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Turkey Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Riverside Loop Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Cedar Island Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southeast River Road & Roethe stop 592 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Heron Creek Loop Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 184 ft
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