Northwest Firelane 1 Road–Northwest Firelane 2 Road, 4 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Northwest Firelane 1 Road–Northwest Firelane 2 Road, 4 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Forest Heights Open Space near Willamette Heights, OR. It climbs 1,681 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Northwest Firelane 1 Road–Northwest Firelane 2 Road, 4 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 548–1,148 ft
Out & Back · Forest Heights Open Space
Trailhead: Birch Trail · 45.53365, -122.73321
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 7% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Birch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Wildwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Wild Cherry Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Keil Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Morak Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wildwood Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Northwest Firelane 2 Road, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Wild Cherry Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Northwest Firelane 2 Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Wildwood Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morak Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Keil Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Wild Cherry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Wildwood Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Birch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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