This is an A level Mazama Hike that occurs in a non-wilderness area. A level hikes are easy or less strenuous hikes with less than 8 miles in distance and less than 1,500 feet of elevation gain. 

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Activity Notes

This is a moderate 7 mile out and back trail near Forest Grove, OR. We will start out going downhill and return uphill. This park is known for having mushrooms. While I am not a mushroom expert, I will bring field guides and identify them as a group. 

Description: Metro’s new Chehalem Ridge Nature Park, opened to the public in December 2021, covers 1,260 acres on the crest of these hills above the Tualatin Valley. Most of the area is covered with evenly spaced planted Douglas-firs, but there are a few pockets of varied vegetation as well as some viewpoints. This hike takes you to the north end of the park, descending the western slope of the ridge to a woodland of madrones and small creeks. You’ll get views to the Gaston area of the Tualatin River valley, flatlands that once cradled Wapato Lake, part of which is now being restored as a national wildlife refuge.

Trailhead: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Fu6W92zWnpadAZ6Z7 

Chehalem Ridge Nature Park, 38263 SW Dixon Mill Rd, Gaston OR

If Carpooling, meet at Sunset Transit Center. Otherwise, you can meet at trailhead at 9:45 AM.

Option to go to McMenamin's in Forest Grove afterwards!

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