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[[Image:DouglasTrailhead01.jpg|thumb|400px|The Douglas Trailhead parking at Wildcat Quarry. The trailhead is to the right of the silver pickup. ''(Tom Kloster)'']] | [[Image:DouglasTrailhead01.jpg|thumb|400px|The Douglas Trailhead parking at Wildcat Quarry. The trailhead is to the right of the silver pickup. ''(Tom Kloster)'']] | ||
[[Image:DouglasTrailhead02.jpg|thumb|250px|The alternative parking at the Road 105/150 junction -- a good option for passenger cars. ''(Tom Kloster)'']] | [[Image:DouglasTrailhead02.jpg|thumb|250px|The alternative parking at the Road 105/150 junction -- a good option for passenger cars. ''(Tom Kloster)'']] | ||
[[Image:DouglasTrailhead03.jpg|thumb|250px|Several confusing logging skid radiate from the Wildcat Quarry -- look for this unmarked path at the top of the quarry, just left of the quarry cliffs to locate the Douglas Trail. ''(Tom Kloster)'']] | [[Image:DouglasTrailhead03.jpg|thumb|250px|Several confusing logging skid radiate from the Wildcat Quarry -- look for this unmarked path at the top of the quarry, just left of the quarry cliffs to locate the Douglas Trail. ''(Tom Kloster)'']] | ||
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| + | {{Elevation|3570 feet}} | ||
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=== Hikes starting here === | === Hikes starting here === | ||
Revision as of 23:30, 10 October 2014
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.30108, -122.06511
- Elevation: 3570 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 1 hour
Hikes starting here
Douglas Trail to Wildcat Mountain Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
Driving Directions
Drive 30 miles east of Portland on Highway 26 to Firwood Road, located at Shorty's Corner, about two miles east of Sandy. Turn right onto Firwood and continue a short distance before following Firwood right at a 3-way stop, then through several turns until reaching Wildcat Mountain Road at a 4-way stop, 3.4 miles from Highway 26.
From the Firwood Road junction, turn left onto Wildcat Mountain Road (Forest Road 36) and follow this paved, two-lane road for 8.9 miles to the Mount Hood National Forest Boundary, where the road narrows to one lane with turnouts, and becomes Road 3626. Drive carefully here - sight distances are poor due to overgrown shoulders in many sections.
Reach a unsigned fork at 9.4 miles, where the paved spur to the Wildcat Quarry and the Douglas Trail head downhill and to the right. Turn right, and follow this paved spur, immediately going left at a second unmarked fork 100 yards from the first junction. The road narrows, and the paved route climbs through dense woods for 0.8 miles with occasional gravel spurs before reaching the end of pavement, at the junction of roads 105 and 150.
If your car has low clearance, park in the wide spot just past (sometimes) gates Road 105, at the entrance to Road 150. The quarry and trailhead are only 150 yards up this deeply rutted road. If you've got high clearance or are walking, head up Road 150, then take a steep, unmarked fork to the left when you reach the quarry, and head for parking at the top of the quarry.
The Douglas trail begins at the uphill side of the quarry on a skid road that disappears into dense forest, marked by flagging.
Page Contributors
- Splintercat (Tom Kloster) (primary)