Witch's Castle–Portland Heritage Tree #134, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Witch's Castle–Portland Heritage Tree #134, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Willamette Heights, OR. The route passes Witch's Castle and Portland Heritage Tree #134 before reaching Wildwood Trail: Bridge viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 778 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Witch's Castle–Portland Heritage Tree #134, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 778 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 286–800 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Birch Trailhead · 45.53370, -122.73294
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Birch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Holman Lane, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wildwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Macleay Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Witch's Castle.
- 50 ftPass Portland Heritage Tree #134.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Wildwood Trail: Bridge viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftReach Witch's Castle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Macleay Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Holman Lane, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Birch Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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