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Linnton Park

Northwest BPA Road–Northwest Newton Road, 4 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Northwest BPA Road–Northwest Newton Road, 4 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Linnton Park near Linnton, OR. It climbs 1,958 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 28%9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Water Line Trail 45.58015, -122.79559
Nearest town Linnton, OR
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Northwest BPA Road–Northwest Newton Road, 4 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 86–1,071 ft

Out & Back · Linnton Park

Trailhead: Water Line Trail · 45.58015, -122.79559

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Water Line Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Cannon Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Wildwood Trail, heading W.
  5. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Northwest Newton Road, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miSharp left onto Northwest BPA Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BPA Offshoot, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northwest BPA Road, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miReach Water Line Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto BPA Offshoot, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northwest BPA Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right onto Northwest Newton Road, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading SW.
  15. 1.6 miTurn right onto Cannon Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Water Line Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/northwest-bpa-road-northwest-newton-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt7% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 14 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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