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Powell Butte Nature Park

West Lents Floodplain–Springwater Corridor Viewpoint, 5 sights

12 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 4 hr 12 min

West Lents Floodplain–Springwater Corridor Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Powell Butte Nature Park near Errol Heights, OR. The route passes Springwater Corridor Viewpoint and West Lents Floodplain. It climbs 389 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 486 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Springwater Corridor 45.46129, -122.61591
Nearest town Errol Heights, OR
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West Lents Floodplain–Springwater Corridor Viewpoint, 5 sights

12 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 107–486 ft

Out & Back · Powell Butte Nature Park

Trailhead: Springwater Corridor · 45.46129, -122.61591

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 54° · precip 32% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Transit-accessible: Southeast Johnson Creek & Springwater Corridor stop 71 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Springwater Corridor, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miPass Springwater Corridor Viewpoint.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miPass West Lents Floodplain.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left onto Southeast 102nd Avenue, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Springwater Corridor, heading NE.
  12. 2.2 miSharp left onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left onto Elderberry Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miReach West Lents Floodplain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right onto Cedar Grove Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miSharp right onto Springwater Corridor, heading NE.
  17. 2.2 miBear right onto Southeast Woodstock Boulevard, heading W.
  18. 100 ftTurn right onto Springwater Corridor, heading W.
  19. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 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/west-lents-floodplain-springwater-corridor-viewpoint-out-back-7-sights-19-km

Trail surface

79% paved14% dirt3% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 66°F54°
Precip32%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity84%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 21% rain6 AM: 30% rain7 AM: 29% rain8 AM: 30% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 14% rain12 PM: 11% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 22% rain4 PM: 31% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 32% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat 70°51°
Sun 77°54° 37%
Mon 76°54°
Tue 78°55°
Wed 91°57°
Thu 84°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~155 min). Leave by 4:50 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Southeast Johnson Creek & Springwater Corridor stop 71 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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