Powell Butte–Mountain Finder, 8 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Powell Butte–Mountain Finder, 8 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Powell Butte Nature Park near Rockwood, OR. The route passes Powell Butte, Mountain Finder and West Lents Floodplain before reaching Springwater Corridor Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 593 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Powell Butte–Mountain Finder, 8 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 190–630 ft
Out & Back · Powell Butte Nature Park
Trailhead: 45.49118, -122.49743
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 39% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: Southeast Powell & 162nd stop 391 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mountain View Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto East Access Lane, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mountain View Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Wildhorse Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Summit Lane, heading SW.
- 500 ftPass Powell Butte.
- 50 ftPass Mountain Finder.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Orchard Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Lane, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Douglas Fir Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Springwater Corridor, heading S.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Southeast Woodstock Boulevard, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Springwater Corridor, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass West Lents Floodplain.
- 0.7 miPass Springwater Corridor Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miReach Powell Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Southeast 102nd Avenue, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Springwater Corridor, heading NE.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Douglas Fir Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Summit Lane, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Summit Lane, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wildhorse Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mountain View Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto East Access Lane, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mountain View Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 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 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Southeast Powell & 162nd stop 391 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Forest Edge Trail–Meadowland Lane, 5 sights 2 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Elderberry Trail & Pipeline Lane 2.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Dogwood Trail–Holgate Lane, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- Powell Butte–Mountain Finder Loop, 9 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 464 ft
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