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Marquam Nature Park

Shadyside Trail & Towhee Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 760 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Shadyside Trail & Towhee Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Marquam Nature Park near Marquam Hill, OR. It climbs 760 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Flicker Trail 45.49673, -122.69236
Nearest town Marquam Hill, OR
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Shadyside Trail & Towhee Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 760 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 290–805 ft

Out & Back · Marquam Nature Park

Trailhead: Flicker Trail · 45.49673, -122.69236

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

Transit-accessible: Southwest Gaines & 11th stop 93 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Flicker Trail, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Marquam Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Flicker Trail, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftSharp right onto Towhee Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right onto Marquam Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Towhee Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Marquam Trail, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftSharp left onto Basalt Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miReach Towhee Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Marquam Trail, heading S.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Towhee Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Marquam Trail, heading S.
  13. 200 ftSharp left onto Towhee Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miSharp left onto Flicker Trail, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Marquam Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Flicker Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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/shadyside-trail-towhee-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southwest Gaines & 11th stop 93 m from the trailhead

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