Forest Heights Open Space

Nature Trail–Northwest Firelane 1 Road, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 969 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Nature Trail–Northwest Firelane 1 Road, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Forest Heights Open Space near Bonny Slope, OR. It climbs 969 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 1,148 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Skyline Trail 45.55260, -122.77518
Nearest town Bonny Slope, OR

Directions

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Nature Trail–Northwest Firelane 1 Road, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 969 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 548–1,148 ft

Out & Back · Forest Heights Open Space

Trailhead: Skyline Trail · 45.55260, -122.77518

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

  1. Start on Skyline Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Northwest Firelane 2 Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Nature Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tye Trail, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Wildwood Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Northwest Firelane 2 Road, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miArrive 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% dirt16% paved15% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:16 PM.

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