Powell Butte Nature Park

Powell Butte–Mountain Finder, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Powell Butte–Mountain Finder, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Powell Butte Nature Park near Rockwood, OR. The route passes Powell Butte before reaching Mountain Finder at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 343 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 633 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.48219, -122.48960
Nearest town Rockwood, OR

Directions

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Powell Butte–Mountain Finder, 4 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 343 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 242–632 ft

Out & Back · Powell Butte Nature Park

Trailhead: 45.48219, -122.48960

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Southeast Circle Avenue, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Springwater Corridor, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Douglas Fir Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Summit Lane, heading E.
  6. 500 ftPass Mountain Finder.
  7. 200 ftReach Powell Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Douglas Fir Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Springwater Corridor, heading SE.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right onto Southeast Circle Avenue, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

56% paved44% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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