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A USER'S GUIDE TO FOREST PARK 22 PLACES TO HIKE, RUN, BIKE, PLAY, AND ENJOY PORTLAND’S NATURAL TREASURE MAP ILLUSTRATED BY MICHAEL BYERS HIKES RUNS BIKES BPA ROAD EASY/SEE MAP T2/HIKE #1 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Skyline Blvd, take BPA Road to Firelane 13. (Round trip: 2 miles) LOWER MAPLE TRAIL LOOP MODERATE/SEE MAP L7/HIKE #2 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Saltzman Road off of Hwy 30, turn right on Maple Trail, left up Quarry Trail, and then right on Leif Erikson. Return via Maple Trail. (Round trip: 3 miles) RIDGE TRAIL MODERATE/SEE MAP 03/HIKE #3 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Springville Road off of Skyline Blvd, follow Firelane 7 and turn left down the Ridge Trail. Return the same way. (Round trip: 2.76 miles) NATURE AND CHESTNUT TRAIL LOOP MODERATE/SEE MAP I5/HIKE #15 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Forest Lane off of NW 53rd Drive, take Firelane 1. Go left down Nature Trail to Leif Erikson. Turn up Chestnut Trail. Go left on Wildwood Trail to return to Firelane 1. (Round trip: 2.5 miles) FIRELANE 12 MODERATE/SEE MAP U7/HIKE #16 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Creston Road in Linnton, ascend Firelane 12 to BPA Road. Return the same way. (Round trip: 3 miles) MAPLE TRAIL MODERATE/SEE MAP L7/HIKE #22 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Saltzman Road off of Hwy 30, turn left up Maple Trail. Pass Maple Tie Trail and turn right on Wildwood Trail. Descend Koenig Trail and return via Maple Trail. (Round trip: 6 miles) FIRELANE 15 LOOP MODERATE/SEE MAP U1/HIKE #19 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Skyline Blvd, follow Firelane 15, cross over the Wildwood Trail, and turn up Firelane 12 to BPA Road. Go right on BPA Road. Turn right on Wildwood Trail. Return via Firelane 15. (Round trip: 2.8 miles) AUDUBON SANCTUARY EASY/SEE MAP F4/HIKE #20 SUGGESTED ROUTE: Founders Trail to North Col- lins Trail and back to parking lot. (Round trip: 1.3 miles) FIRELANE 7 HARD/SEE MAP O3/HIKE #5 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Springville Road off Skyline Blvd, take Firelane 7 to Trillium Trail and go right. Turn left on Wildwood Trail and continue to Hardesty Trail to return via Firelane 7. (Round trip: 3.4 miles) FIRELANE 9 LOOP HARD/SEE MAP Q5/HIKE #21 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Leif Erikson trailhead off of NW Germantown Road, cross the road to Firelane 9. Descend to the town of Linnton and pick up the Linnton Trail. Turn left at Firelane 10 to return to trailhead. (Round trip: 2 miles) LOWER MACLEAY TO STONE HOUSE EASY/SEE MAP E8/HIKE #17 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Upshur Street fol- low Lower Macleay Trail for one mile. (Round trip: 2 miles) TOLINDA TRAIL TO WATER- LINE HARD/SEE MAP Q7/HIKE #9 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Germantown Road, take Tolinda Trail. Go left at Leif Erikson and up Waterline Trail. Return the same way. (Round trip: 3 miles) WILDWOOD-NEWTON LOOP EASY/SEE MAP R4/HIKE #18 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Newton Road park- ing lot off of Skyline Blvd, follow Newton Road and turn right on first path to Wildwood Trail. Head south on Wildwood. Turn right on Firelane 10 to return. (Round trip: about 1 mile) NEWTON ROAD TO WILD- WOOD TRAIL HARD/SEE MAP T2/HIKE #12 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From BPA Road off NW Sky- line Blvd, descend to Newton Road. Go up Newton to Wildwood Trail and go right. Return via BPA Road. (Round trip: 4.4 miles) LOWER MACLEAY TO PITTOCK MANSION HARD/SEE MAP E8/HIKE #8 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Upshur Street, take Lower Macleay Trail to Wildwood Trail. Take Wildwood toward NW Cornell Road and up to Pittock Mansion. Return the same way. (Round trip: 5 miles) WILDWOOD TRAIL, MILES 12-16 HARD/SEE MAP M2/HIKE #13 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Saltzman Road off of Skyline Blvd, walk one mile to the intersec- tion of Wildwood Trail (mile 16) and turn right. Continue to mile 12. Return same way. (Round trip: 10 miles) WILDWOOD TRAIL FROM NEWBERRY ROAD EASY/SEE MAP V3/HIKE #14 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Newberry Road, take Wildwood Trail south to Firelane 15. Return the same way. (Round trip: 3 miles) DOGWOOD TRAIL Easy/ See Map G5/ Hike #4 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW 53rd Drive, take Dogwood Trail. Turn left on Leif Erikson and go left up Alder Trail. Turn left on Wildwood Trail. Return via Keil Trail. (Round trip: 3 miles) MAPLE TRAIL LOOP MODERATE TO HARD/SEE MAP L7/HIKE #10 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Saltzman Road off of Hwy 30, turn right on the Maple Trail, left on Leif Erikson, and then left on Maple to return to Saltzman. (Round trip: 6.22 miles) WILDWOOD TRAIL MILES 9-11 EASY/SEE MAP H5/HIKE #11 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW 53rd Drive, go left on Wildwood Trail to Firelane 1. Return the same way. (Round trip: 4 miles) FIRELANE 5 MODERATE/SEE MAP Q5/BIKE #6 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Germantown Road, head south on Leif Erikson and turn right up Saltzman Road. At the top of Saltzman descend Firelane 5 back to Leif Erikson. (Round trip: 10 miles) FIRELANE 3 LOOP MODERATE/SEE MAP G7/BIKE #7 SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Leif Erikson’s Thurman Street entrance, pedal to Saltzman Road and turn left. At Skyline Blvd turn left. Look for the top of Firelane 3 in the Thunder Crest neighbor- hood on the left, just past Skyline Memorial Gardens. Return via Leif Erikson. (Round trip: ap- proximately 10 miles) PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE JULY2011
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A USER'S GUIDE TOFOREST PARK22 PLACES TO HIKE, RUN, BIKE, PLAY, AND ENJOY PORTLAND’S NATURAL TREASUREMAP ILLUSTRATED BY MICHAEL BYERS
HIKES RUNS
BIKES
BPA ROADEASY/SEE MAP T2/HIKE #1SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Skyline Blvd, take BPA Road to Firelane 13. (Round trip: 2 miles)
LOWER MAPLE TRAIL LOOPMODERATE/SEE MAP L7/HIKE #2SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Saltzman Road off of Hwy 30, turn right on Maple Trail, left up Quarry Trail, and then right on Leif Erikson. Return via Maple Trail. (Round trip: 3 miles)
RIDGE TRAILMODERATE/SEE MAP 03/HIKE #3SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Springville Road off of Skyline Blvd, follow Firelane 7 and turn left down the Ridge Trail. Return the same way. (Round trip: 2.76 miles)
NATURE AND CHESTNUT TRAIL LOOPMODERATE/SEE MAP I5/HIKE #15SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Forest Lane off of NW 53rd Drive, take Firelane 1. Go left down Nature Trail to Leif Erikson. Turn up Chestnut Trail. Go left on Wildwood Trail to return to Firelane 1. (Round trip: 2.5 miles)
FIRELANE 12MODERATE/SEE MAP U7/HIKE #16SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Creston Road in Linnton, ascend Firelane 12 to BPA Road. Return the same way. (Round trip: 3 miles)
MAPLE TRAILMODERATE/SEE MAP L7/HIKE #22SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Saltzman Road off of Hwy 30, turn left up Maple Trail. Pass Maple Tie Trail and turn right on Wildwood Trail. Descend Koenig Trail and return via Maple Trail. (Round trip: 6 miles)
FIRELANE 15 LOOPMODERATE/SEE MAP U1/HIKE #19SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Skyline Blvd, follow Firelane 15, cross over the Wildwood Trail, and turn up Firelane 12 to BPA Road. Go right on BPA Road. Turn right on Wildwood Trail. Return via Firelane 15. (Round trip: 2.8 miles)
AUDUBON SANCTUARYEASY/SEE MAP F4/HIKE #20SUGGESTED ROUTE: Founders Trail to North Col-lins Trail and back to parking lot. (Round trip: 1.3 miles)
FIRELANE 7HARD/SEE MAP O3/HIKE #5SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Springville Road off Skyline Blvd, take Firelane 7 to Trillium Trail and go right. Turn left on Wildwood Trail and continue to Hardesty Trail to return via Firelane 7. (Round trip: 3.4 miles)
FIRELANE 9 LOOPHARD/SEE MAP Q5/HIKE #21SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Leif Erikson trailhead off of NW Germantown Road, cross the road to
Firelane 9. Descend to the town of Linnton and pick up the Linnton Trail. Turn left at Firelane 10 to return to trailhead. (Round trip: 2 miles)
LOWER MACLEAY TO STONE HOUSEEASY/SEE MAP E8/HIKE #17SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Upshur Street fol-low Lower Macleay Trail for one mile. (Round trip: 2 miles)
TOLINDA TRAIL TO WATER-LINEHARD/SEE MAP Q7/HIKE #9SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Germantown Road, take Tolinda Trail. Go left at Leif Erikson and up Waterline Trail. Return the same way. (Round trip: 3 miles)
WILDWOOD-NEWTON LOOPEASY/SEE MAP R4/HIKE #18SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Newton Road park-ing lot off of Skyline Blvd, follow Newton Road and turn right on first path to Wildwood Trail. Head south on Wildwood. Turn right on Firelane 10 to return. (Round trip: about 1 mile)
NEWTON ROAD TO WILD-WOOD TRAILHARD/SEE MAP T2/HIKE #12SUGGESTED ROUTE: From BPA Road off NW Sky-line Blvd, descend to Newton Road. Go up Newton to Wildwood Trail and go right. Return via BPA Road. (Round trip: 4.4 miles)
LOWER MACLEAY TO PITTOCK MANSIONHARD/SEE MAP E8/HIKE #8SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Upshur Street, take Lower Macleay Trail to Wildwood Trail. Take Wildwood toward NW Cornell Road and up to Pittock Mansion. Return the same way. (Round trip: 5 miles)
WILDWOOD TRAIL, MILES 12-16HARD/SEE MAP M2/HIKE #13SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Saltzman Road off of Skyline Blvd, walk one mile to the intersec-tion of Wildwood Trail (mile 16) and turn right. Continue to mile 12. Return same way. (Round trip: 10 miles)
WILDWOOD TRAIL FROM NEWBERRY ROADEASY/SEE MAP V3/HIKE #14SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Newberry Road, take Wildwood Trail south to Firelane 15. Return the same way. (Round trip: 3 miles)
DOGWOOD TRAILEasy/ See Map G5/ Hike #4SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW 53rd Drive, take Dogwood Trail. Turn left on Leif Erikson and go left up Alder Trail. Turn left on Wildwood Trail. Return via Keil Trail. (Round trip: 3 miles)
MAPLE TRAIL LOOPMODERATE TO HARD/SEE MAP L7/HIKE #10SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Saltzman Road off of Hwy 30, turn right on the Maple Trail, left on Leif Erikson, and then left on Maple to return to Saltzman. (Round trip: 6.22 miles)
WILDWOOD TRAIL MILES 9-11EASY/SEE MAP H5/HIKE #11SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW 53rd Drive, go left on Wildwood Trail to Firelane 1. Return the same way. (Round trip: 4 miles)
FIRELANE 5MODERATE/SEE MAP Q5/BIKE #6SUGGESTED ROUTE: From NW Germantown Road, head south on Leif Erikson and turn right up Saltzman Road. At the top of Saltzman descend Firelane 5 back to Leif Erikson. (Round trip: 10 miles)
FIRELANE 3 LOOPMODERATE/SEE MAP G7/BIKE #7
SUGGESTED ROUTE: From Leif Erikson’s Thurman Street entrance, pedal to Saltzman Road and turn left. At Skyline Blvd turn left. Look for the top of Firelane 3 in the Thunder Crest neighbor-hood on the left, just past Skyline Memorial Gardens. Return via Leif Erikson. (Round trip: ap-proximately 10 miles)
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