Forest Heights Open Space

Mill Pond & Boulder Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 49 min

Mill Pond & Boulder Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Forest Heights Open Space near Bonny Slope, OR. The route reaches Mill Pond. It climbs 314 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.53883, -122.78425
Nearest town Bonny Slope, OR

Directions

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Mill Pond & Boulder Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 49 min

Elevation 416–740 ft

Out & Back · Forest Heights Open Space

Trailhead: 45.53883, -122.78425

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 54° · precip 31% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 569 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Wetlands Trail, heading S.
  3. 400 ftPass Mill Pond.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Village Spur, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Forest Heights Open Space Trails, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftBear left onto Boulder Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miBear right onto Forest Heights Open Space Trails, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 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 surface

69% gravel25% dirt6% paved

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 64°F54°
Precip31%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity78%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 22% rain6 AM: 31% rain7 AM: 29% rain8 AM: 28% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 18% rain4 PM: 28% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 68°53°
Sun 76°54° 34%
Mon 75°55°
Tue 76°54°
Wed 88°57°
Thu 82°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 569 m from the trailhead