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[[Category:Northwest Oregon]]
 
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[[Image:AudubonTrhd1.jpg|thumb|400px|Map sign at the Portland Audubon Society ''(bobcat)'']]
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[[Image:WildwoodTrhd1.jpg|thumb|400px|Catalpa tree near the trailhead ''(bobcat)'']]
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[[Image:HoytArboretum4.jpg|thumb|160px|Flowering ash near the trailhead ''(bobcat)'']]
  
 
{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=45.51275|longitude=-122.71661}}
 
{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=45.51275|longitude=-122.71661}}
{{Elevation|760 feet}}
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* Elevation: 760 feet
 
{{Driving time|10 minutes}} from downtown Portland
 
{{Driving time|10 minutes}} from downtown Portland
  
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
 
* {{Hike ring|trailhead=Wildwood Trailhead|hike=Hoyt Arboretum Loop Hike|log=Hoyt Arboretum Loop Hike/Log|previous=Wildwood Trailhead|next=Hoyt Arboretum Trailhead}}
 
* {{Hike ring|trailhead=Wildwood Trailhead|hike=Hoyt Arboretum Loop Hike|log=Hoyt Arboretum Loop Hike/Log|previous=Wildwood Trailhead|next=Hoyt Arboretum Trailhead}}
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* {{Hike ring|trailhead=Wildwood Trailhead|hike=Marquam Trail Hike|log=Marquam Trail Hike/Log|previous=Wildwood Trailhead|next=Council Crest}}
  
 
=== Driving Directions ===
 
=== Driving Directions ===
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<b>[http://trimet.org/schedules/r063.htm  Tri-met Bus #63]</b> stops at the Wildwood Trailhead.  
 
<b>[http://trimet.org/schedules/r063.htm  Tri-met Bus #63]</b> stops at the Wildwood Trailhead.  
  
<b>[http://trimet.org/schedules/maxblueline.htm  The MAX Blue Line]</b> and <b>[http://trimet.org/schedules/maxredline.htm  the MAX Red Line]</b>  both stop at the underground station for the Oregon Zoo.
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<b>[http://trimet.org/schedules/maxblueline.htm  The MAX Blue Line]</b> and <b>[http://trimet.org/schedules/maxredline.htm  the MAX Red Line]</b>  both stop at the underground Washington Park MAX Platform near the Oregon Zoo.
  
 
=== Other Notes ===
 
=== Other Notes ===
* Trails open dawn to dusk.
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* Pay for parking - 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.: $2.00/hour; $8.00; every day, including holidays
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* Dogs on leash
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* Hoyt Arboretum open 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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* Arboretum Visitor Center open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday; 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday
  
* No pets allowed and no smoking on the trails.
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=== Links ===
 
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* [http://washingtonparkpdx.org/parking/  Parking (Washington Park)]
* The Nature Store is open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday
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=== Page Contributors ===
 
=== Page Contributors ===
 
* [[User:bobcat|bobcat]] (creator)
 
* [[User:bobcat|bobcat]] (creator)

Revision as of 18:18, 9 January 2018

Catalpa tree near the trailhead (bobcat)
Flowering ash near the trailhead (bobcat)

Contents

Hikes starting here

Driving Directions

From downtown Portland:

Drive Highway 26 west from downtown Portland and take Exit 72.

The road curves around to the right and then hooks left past the Children’s Museum and the World Forestry Center. Zoo parking is on your right.

About 0.7 miles from leaving the freeway, pass the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and then pull into a small parking area on your right just before the junction of S.W. Kingston and S.W. Knights Boulevard.

MapQuest to: SW Kingston & SW Knights Boulevard, Portland, OR 97221

Alternatives to Driving

Tri-met Bus #63 stops at the Wildwood Trailhead.

The MAX Blue Line and the MAX Red Line both stop at the underground Washington Park MAX Platform near the Oregon Zoo.

Other Notes

  • Pay for parking - 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.: $2.00/hour; $8.00; every day, including holidays
  • Dogs on leash
  • Hoyt Arboretum open 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
  • Arboretum Visitor Center open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday; 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday

Links

Page Contributors

Oregon Hikers Field Guide is built as a collaborative effort by its user community. While we make every effort to fact-check, information found here should be considered anecdotal. You should cross-check against other references before planning a hike. Trail routing and conditions are subject to change. Please contact us if you notice errors on this page.

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