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Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

Sellwood Bridge Viewpoint–Southeast Oaks Park Way, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Sellwood Bridge Viewpoint–Southeast Oaks Park Way, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge near East Portland, OR. The route reaches Sellwood Bridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 66 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Springwater on the Willamette 45.50406, -122.66190
Nearest town East Portland, OR
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Sellwood Bridge Viewpoint–Southeast Oaks Park Way, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 7–67 ft

Out & Back · Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Springwater on the Willamette · 45.50406, -122.66190

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: OMSI/Southeast Water stop 274 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Springwater on the Willamette, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette Art Loop, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette Art Loop, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette Art Loop, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right onto Southeast Oaks Park Way, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading S.
  17. 350 ftBear left onto South Meadow Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Southeast Oaks Park Way, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Southeast Oaks Park Way, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sellwood Bridge, heading SW.
  29. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 350 ftReach Sellwood Bridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Southeast Oaks Park Way, heading SW.
  37. 150 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftContinue straight onto Southeast Oaks Park Way, heading S.
  39. 100 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading S.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left onto South Meadow Trail, heading S.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading S.
  42. 400 ftContinue straight onto Southeast Oaks Park Way, heading SW.
  43. 150 ftSharp left onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading SW.
  44. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  47. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  48. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  49. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  51. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  52. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette Art Loop, heading NE.
  53. 150 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette Art Loop, heading NE.
  55. 100 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette Art Loop, heading NE.
  57. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading NE.
  58. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sellwood-bridge-viewpoint-southeast-oaks-park-way-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

55% paved25% dirt17% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: OMSI/Southeast Water stop 274 m from the trailhead

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