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Pittock Acres Park

Pittock Acres Park Viewpoint–Witch's Castle, 9 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,919 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Pittock Acres Park Viewpoint–Witch's Castle, 9 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Pittock Acres Park near University Park, OR. The route passes Witch's Castle, Portland Heritage Tree #134 and Wildwood Trail: Bridge viewpoint before reaching Pittock Acres Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 2,919 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 984 ft · steepest grade: 16%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest Firelane 1 Road 45.55444, -122.73384
Nearest town University Park, OR
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Pittock Acres Park Viewpoint–Witch's Castle, 9 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,919 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Elevation 71–984 ft

Out & Back · Pittock Acres Park

Trailhead: Northwest Firelane 1 Road · 45.55444, -122.73384

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Transit-accessible: Northwest Yeon & 44th stop 146 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miBear right onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Morak Trail, heading SE.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Keil Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto Wild Cherry Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Wildwood Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Holman Lane, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Wildwood Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miPass Witch's Castle.
  15. 50 ftPass Portland Heritage Tree #134.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Macleay Trail, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miPass Wildwood Trail: Bridge viewpoint.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Upper Macleay Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left onto Valle Vista Trail, heading W.
  23. 450 ftReach Pittock Acres Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 450 ftSharp right onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Macleay Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left onto Wildwood Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Macleay Trail, heading NW.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miBear right onto Holman Lane, heading E.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
  32. 1.8 miBear left onto Wild Cherry Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miBear right onto Dogwood Trail, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftTurn left onto Keil Trail, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
  36. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Morak Trail, heading NE.
  37. 300 ftContinue straight onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miBear left onto Wildwood Trail, heading W.
  39. 50 ftBear left onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading W.
  40. 0.5 miTurn left onto Northwest Leif Erikson Drive, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto Northwest Firelane 1 Road, heading N.
  42. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pittock-acres-park-viewpoint-witchs-castle-out-back-10-sights-25-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northwest Yeon & 44th stop 146 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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