Tryon Creek State Natural Area
Ruth Pennington Trillium Viewpoint & Terwilliger Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Ruth Pennington Trillium Viewpoint & Terwilliger Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Tryon Creek State Natural Area near Lakewood, OR. The route reaches Ruth Pennington Trillium Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ruth Pennington Trillium Viewpoint & Terwilliger Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 49–307 ft
Out & Back · Tryon Creek State Natural Area
Trailhead: Kincade Curlicue Corridor · 45.41980, -122.66181
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 54° · precip 34% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: North State & B Avenue stop 128 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kincade Curlicue Corridor, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Terwilliger Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Ruth Pennington Trillium Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Ruth Pennington Trillium Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Terwilliger Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Kincade Curlicue Corridor, heading SE.
- 300 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: North State & B Avenue stop 128 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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