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Pittock Acres Park

Pittock Acres Park Viewpoint–Upper Macleay Trail, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Pittock Acres Park Viewpoint–Upper Macleay Trail, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Pittock Acres Park near Willamette Heights, OR. The route reaches Pittock Acres Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Founders Trail 45.52651, -122.73032
Nearest town Willamette Heights, OR
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Pittock Acres Park Viewpoint–Upper Macleay Trail, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 477–954 ft

Out & Back · Pittock Acres Park

Trailhead: Founders Trail · 45.52651, -122.73032

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 30% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: West Burnside & Northwest 48th Avenue stop 776 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Upper Macleay Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Valle Vista Trail, heading E.
  7. 450 ftReach Pittock Acres Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftSharp right onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Macleay Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wildwood Trail, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftArrive 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/pittock-acres-park-viewpoint-upper-macleay-trail-out-back-3-sights-4-km

Trail surface

98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 64°F52°
Precip30%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 24% rain6 AM: 30% rain7 AM: 30% rain8 AM: 28% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 17% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 28% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 22% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 68°50°
Sun 75°53° 35%
Mon 73°54°
Tue 75°53°
Wed 88°55°
Thu 82°61°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: West Burnside & Northwest 48th Avenue stop 776 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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