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Witch's Castle–Portland Heritage Tree #134, 7 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,392 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Witch's Castle–Portland Heritage Tree #134, 7 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Willamette Heights, OR. The route passes Wildwood Trail: Bridge viewpoint, Witch's Castle and Portland Heritage Tree #134 before reaching Mayfair Water Facility at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,392 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tunnel Trail 45.53020, -122.71706
Nearest town Willamette Heights, OR
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Witch's Castle–Portland Heritage Tree #134, 7 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,392 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 286–699 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tunnel Trail · 45.53020, -122.71706

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

Transit-accessible: Northwest Powhatan & Greenbrier Terrace stop 399 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tunnel Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cumberland Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wildwood Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miPass Wildwood Trail: Bridge viewpoint.
  5. 0.2 miPass Witch's Castle.
  6. 50 ftPass Portland Heritage Tree #134.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lower Macleay Trail, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Holman Lane, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.8 miSharp right onto Wild Cherry Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miPass Mayfair Water Facility.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Water Tank Access Road, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftReach Witch's Castle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Wild Cherry Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left onto Wildwood Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Holman Lane, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Wildwood Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Macleay Trail, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wildwood Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.9 miTurn left onto Cumberland Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left onto Tunnel Trail, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/witchs-castle-portland-heritage-tree-134-out-back-8-sights-13-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northwest Powhatan & Greenbrier Terrace stop 399 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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