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.
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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
- Start on Skyline Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Northwest Firelane 2 Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tye Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Wildwood Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Northwest Firelane 2 Road, heading W.
- 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.
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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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