AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Land–Old Apple Tree, 5 viewpoints

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Land–Old Apple Tree, 5 viewpoints is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Fort Vancouver National Historic Site near Officers Row, WA. The route passes Land, Old Apple Tree and River before reaching Surprise Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 66 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hathaway Road 45.62599, -122.66438
Nearest town Officers Row, WA
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Land–Old Apple Tree, 5 viewpoints

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 15–64 ft

Out & Back · Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Trailhead: Hathaway Road · 45.62599, -122.66438

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Evergreen Boulevard at Howard House stop 289 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Alvord Road, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 400 ftTurn right onto Discovery Historic Loop, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miPass Land.
  8. 0.3 miPass Old Apple Tree.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Columbia Riverfront Renaissance Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftPass River.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miPass Surprise Beach.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftReach Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail, heading W.
  27. 150 ftTurn right onto Discovery Historic Loop, heading W.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Alvord Road, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading E.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/land-old-apple-tree-out-back-6-beaches-5-km-d954

Trail surface

78% paved4% boardwalk1% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Evergreen Boulevard at Howard House stop 289 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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