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.
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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
- Start on Southeast Circle Avenue, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Springwater Corridor, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Douglas Fir Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Summit Lane, heading E.
- 500 ftPass Mountain Finder.
- 200 ftReach Powell Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Douglas Fir Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Springwater Corridor, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Southeast Circle Avenue, heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive 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 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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