Northwest Firelane 2 Road & Skyline Trail via Northwest Leif Erikson Drive
3.8 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Northwest Firelane 2 Road & Skyline Trail via Northwest Leif Erikson Drive is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Forest Heights Open Space near Bonny Slope, OR. It climbs 681 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Northwest Firelane 2 Road & Skyline Trail via Northwest Leif Erikson Drive
3.8 mi · ▲ 681 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 548–1,148 ft
Out & Back · Forest Heights Open Space
Trailhead: Skyline Trail · 45.55260, -122.77518
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 51° · precip 31% · wind 1 mph · 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.
- 0.3 miReach Skyline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Northwest Firelane 2 Road, heading N.
- 1.7 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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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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