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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Wetlands Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftPass Mill Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Village Spur, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Forest Heights Open Space Trails, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Boulder Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Forest Heights Open Space Trails, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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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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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- Transit-accessible: stop 569 m from the trailhead
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