Northwest Leif Erikson Drive
3.5 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Northwest Leif Erikson Drive is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Whitwood Court, OR. It climbs 671 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi154 – 679 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Northwest Springville Road 45.58413, -122.77817
Nearest town Whitwood Court, OR
Directions
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Northwest Leif Erikson Drive
3.5 mi · ▲ 671 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 156–678 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Northwest Springville Road · 45.58413, -122.77817
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Northwest Saint Helens & Bridge stop 516 m from the trailhead
- Start on Northwest Springville Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Northwest Springville Road, heading NW.
- 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 surface
67% gravel33% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:45 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Northwest Saint Helens & Bridge stop 516 m from the trailhead
More from Northwest Springville Road Trailhead
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive 2.1 mi · ▲ 238 ft
- Northwest Firelane 7 Road & Northwest Springville Road via Wildwood Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 594 ft
- Northwest Leif Erikson Drive 4.1 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Firelane 7A via Northwest Leif Erikson Drive 4.5 mi · ▲ 749 ft
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