Sandy River Delta Recreation Area
Sandy River Beach & Thousand Acres Road
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Sandy River Beach & Thousand Acres Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Sandy River Delta Recreation Area near Troutdale, OR. The route reaches Sandy River Beach. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sandy River Beach & Thousand Acres Road
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 15–45 ft
Out & Back · Sandy River Delta Recreation Area
Trailhead: 45.54257, -122.38734
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 68°F / low 55° · precip 46% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: East Columbia River Highway & Southeast Harlow stop 223 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Sandy River Beach.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Ch'ak Ch'ak Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Columbia River Trail Extension, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Sandy River Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Channel Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Thousand Acres Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Sandy River Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Old Channel Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Sandy River Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Columbia River Trail Extension, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Ch'ak Ch'ak Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Columbia River Highway & Southeast Harlow stop 223 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Broughton Bluff & Sandy River Beach via Columbia River Trail Extension 1.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Broughton Bluff & Sandy River Beach via Columbia River Trail Extension 1.6 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Sandy River Beach & Ranch Dike Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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