Tryon Creek State Natural Area
Ruth Pennington Trillium Viewpoint–Kincade Curlicue Corridor, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Ruth Pennington Trillium Viewpoint–Kincade Curlicue Corridor, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Tryon Creek State Natural Area near Fair Oaks, OR. The route reaches Ruth Pennington Trillium Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 476 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ruth Pennington Trillium Viewpoint–Kincade Curlicue Corridor, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 44–249 ft
Out & Back · Tryon Creek State Natural Area
Trailhead: Foothills Park Trail · 45.41847, -122.65771
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Willamette Shore Trolley Lake Oswego Station stop 394 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto William Stafford Pathway, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Kincade Curlicue Corridor, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Iron Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto South Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Red Fox Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Main Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Ruth Pennington Trillium Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Ruth Pennington Trillium Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Old Main Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Fox Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto South Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Iron Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Terwilliger Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Kincade Curlicue Corridor, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto William Stafford Pathway, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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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- Transit-accessible: Willamette Shore Trolley Lake Oswego Station stop 394 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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