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☀️Summer Solstice - Wildwood Trail Thru Hike! 🥾🌲
WHEN: Friday, June 20th, 2025
TIME: 06:15am/07:00am - 07:00pm (potential)
MEETUP/TH: Hoyt Arboretum - Newberry Rd./Wildwood Trailhead
DISTANCE: +/- 30.2 miles*
ELEVATION: +/- 3,350ft*
PACE: +/- 3.0mph*
DIFFICULTY: Difficult* (due to time, distance/pace, especially strenuous on inclines)
DURATION: 10-12hrs*
Please read the entire description before signing up. RSVP’ing does not guarantee your spot on this hike. Frequent No Shows & Last Minute Cancellations are taken into account for this event.
Hello fellow Endorphin Drippers! I am inviting you all to join me again this year for our 8th Annual Wildwood Trail Thru Hike!
Every summer solstice we take the liberty of doing the longest hike in Portland on the longest day of the year.
The Wildwood Trail is a very well known gem that Portland offers to any intrepid hikers seeking a truly awesome challenge that is completely within reach. The Tualatin Mountain Range boasts this amazing National Recreation Trail as one of its main features (aside from Dixie Mountain, much further NW than we will be). It is by far one of my favorite hikes within Portland city limits and the longest soft-surfaced hiking trail within an urban boundary in the United States. One of the best ways to get to see the true magnificence of Forest Park’s 5,200+acres, the Wildwood Trail meanders along the extended spine of Forest Park’s 7mile stretch giving you the most bang for your buck.
The main goal of today is not to race or make records, but to enjoy Forest Park for all its worth. This is a day for fun and laughs while we gawk and awe over the beauty in our backyards alongside even more wonderful company.
I will be maintaining a +3mph pace throughout the hike, with the moving pace being a bit higher at times. I expect to take at least 4 breaks along the way to give us time to eat/drink/medical check and recap valuable energy without stalling out. The amount of stops and length of each one will be very specific (three 10min stops and one 30min) and regulated.
Carpooling/Driving: Meeting at the Hoyt Arboretum. Arrive at 6:15am. Caravan leaves to Newberry Trailhead at 6:30am. We will be at the TH and ready to go by 7:00am.
Parking/Fees: None at Newberry Trailhead, Germantown Rd., Hoyt Arboretum (along SW Fairview Rd), or Pittock Mansion (along NW Pittock Dr.).
Expectation: No one gets left behind. That is our Golden Rule. Our events are group events so everybody is expected to hike together and not ahead or behind the group. By signing up for these events you have implied your agreement to follow this rule.
Safety/First-Aid: Please, do not come to events with symptoms/suspicions of being ill. Stay at home if you’re sick or think you may be!
LEAVE YOUR VALUABLES AT HOME!
Leave valuables at home or at least make sure they are not visible from outside vehicles.
Recommendations
- Weather appropriate clothing/Adjustable layers
- Enough food stuffs/water to keep you comfortable and hydrated
- A positive attitude, sense of wonder and wish to be a part of a greater community of truly amazing people
- My hikes are cannabis friendly. Please be responsible/considerate of others
Important Information
- ALL METRICS dependent on many variables, have patience and learn to adapt accordingly.
- No Shows - Signing up for events means you agree to the no-show rule.
For the Record
Please remember that we are simply volunteers inviting others to join in on a hike. Anyone on my hikes accepts full responsibility for their own well being/health/safety and completely absolves me of any responsibility of injury, harm or death that may occur during our hikes.
By RSVP’ing for this event you agree to all Endorphin Drip Hiking Rules that are stated in the group bio on the Main Page, and to all the rules posted for this individual event along with the user agreement (Terms of Service) you signed when making an account on Meetup.
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LINKS
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☀️Summer Solstice - Wildwood Trail Thru Hike! 🥾🌲