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Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

Willamette Greenway Viewpoint–Sellwood Bridge Viewpoint, 4 sights

1.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 33 min

Willamette Greenway Viewpoint–Sellwood Bridge Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge near Sellwood, OR. The route passes Sellwood Bridge Viewpoint before reaching Willamette Greenway Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 128 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.46990, -122.65900
Nearest town Sellwood, OR
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Willamette Greenway Viewpoint–Sellwood Bridge Viewpoint, 4 sights

1.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 33 min

Elevation 7–127 ft

Out & Back · Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 45.46990, -122.65900

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 51° · precip 9% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Oaks Park stop 269 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Southeast Oaks Park Way, heading W.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Southeast Oaks Park Way, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sellwood Bridge, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftPass Sellwood Bridge Viewpoint.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Powers Marine Park Trail, heading S.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Willamette Greenway, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powers Marine Park Trail, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftContinue straight onto Willamette Greenway, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miReach Willamette Greenway Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powers Marine Park Trail, heading NW.
  23. 300 ftContinue straight onto Willamette Greenway, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powers Marine Park Trail, heading NW.
  25. 200 ftTurn left onto Sellwood Bridge, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Southeast Oaks Park Way, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading SE.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Southeast Oaks Park Way, heading SE.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Springwater on the Willamette, heading SE.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  37. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 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/willamette-greenway-viewpoint-sellwood-bridge-viewpoint-out-back-4-sights-2-km

Trail surface

72% paved14% gravel8% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F51°
Precip9%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sun 74°57° 22%
Mon 75°56°
Tue 78°55°
Wed 86°56°
Thu 77°60°
Fri 77°57° 21%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Oaks Park stop 269 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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