Gresham Pit Lake & Wy'East Way Path
3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Gresham Pit Lake & Wy'East Way Path is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Gresham, OR. The route reaches Gresham Pit Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gresham Pit Lake & Wy'East Way Path
3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 259–319 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wy'East Way Path · 45.50434, -122.43224
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 67°F / low 54° · precip 46% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Transit-accessible: Northwest Division & Miller stop 40 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wy'East Way Path, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gresham-Fairview Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Gresham Pit Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Wy'East Way Path, heading NE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Northwest Division & Miller stop 40 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wy'East Way Path Trailhead
- Gresham-Fairview Trail & Wy'East Way Path 3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Jenne Butte–Gresham Pit Lake, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft
- Upper Johnson Creek–Springwater Woods, 10 groves 13.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Gresham Pit Lake–Cedar Grove Trail, 7 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 664 ft
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