Tryon Creek State Natural Area
Foothills Park Viewpoint–Kincade Curlicue Corridor, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Foothills Park Viewpoint–Kincade Curlicue Corridor, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Tryon Creek State Natural Area near Carson Heights, OR. The route reaches Foothills Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 402 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Foothills Park Viewpoint–Kincade Curlicue Corridor, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 37–428 ft
Out & Back · Tryon Creek State Natural Area
Trailhead: 45.45277, -122.67834
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 53° · precip 33% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: 10000 Block Southwest Terwilliger stop 48 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Terwilliger Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Terwilliger Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto North Horse Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Terwilliger Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Kincade Curlicue Corridor, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto William Stafford Pathway, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Foothills Park Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Foothills Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto William Stafford Pathway, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kincade Curlicue Corridor, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Terwilliger Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto North Horse Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Terwilliger Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Terwilliger Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: 10000 Block Southwest Terwilliger stop 48 m from the trailhead
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- Lewis & Clark Trail–Terwilliger Trail, 3 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 459 ft
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