Hi everyone! Sorry again about missing last week’s hike.

This week, we’re headed out to Forest Park. I think we’ll follow the hike that’s up on PDX Family Adventures, since I get lost easily, and don’t have a good map!

Forest Park

We parked at the trail head for the Wildwood trail. If you’re driving up Germantown from the St. John’s Bridge, it will be the 2nd parking area on your left. The first or lower parking area is for Leif Erickson Road.

For a very casual, after-dinner stroll, hike the Wildwood Trail no more than 3/4 miles to “Fire Line” trail, which cuts a switch-back to the left. Take this for 1/4 to 1/3 of a mile to Leif Erickson Road. You’ll go around a metal gate, and you’ll see the fire extinguisher in the picture here.

Take a left on Leif and head back 1 mile to the Leif Erickson parking area. Keep left and walk almost all the way to Germantown road, and you’ll see the sign for Cannon Trail. Take Cannon Trail 1/2 to 1/3 of a mile back to the Wildwood parking area. A really nice hike for kids. There is just enough up and down to keep them interested.

So, we’ll see how things work out once we are there, but that trail sounds good to me.

Plan on meeting us at the parking area in front of the Wildwood trail at 11AM. Hopefully, it’s not too hard to find! My cell is 5038807308 if anyone needs anything.

ETA: HERE is the park’s website!