Portland: Mary Young State Park
Home to a 9-foot Sasquatch, or just apretty bit of forest solitude along the Willamette River? Some think the former, but you'll definitely find the latter on this 3.8-mile trek.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 3.9
Waypoints
MYS002
Location: 45.3818206787109, -122.637222290039
Turn L; trail briefly winds into tallgrass meadow
MYS003
Location: 45.3817710876465, -122.630920410156
Turn L, swinging down into dense woods
MYS004
Location: 45.3815002441406, -122.627853393555
Spur trail: Turn R, dropping into a ravine with many wooded alcoves
MYS006
Location: 45.3794212341309, -122.627777099609
Park gate: Wide, muddy banks of Willamette River; backtrack to Waypoint 4 and continue straight
MYS005
Location: 45.3807678222656, -122.627784729004
Keep straight; bathrooms on R
MYS010
Location: 45.3833503723144, -122.624732971191
Photo op: Crews run dragon boats down river. Sidetrip: Head N to Cedar Island
MYS009
Location: 45.3822326660156, -122.624336242676
Veer L, heading N; creek with mini-waterfalls
MYS008
Location: 45.3822822570801, -122.626502990723
Climb ridge, turn R; L @ T into woods
MYS012
Location: 45.381721496582, -122.62841796875
R @ Y; famous Bigfoot sighting here in the 1970s
MYS013
Location: 45.3832702636719, -122.63159942627
Turn L, crossing footbridge; turn R, then return .5 mile back to car
MYS001
Location: 45.3834190368652, -122.638320922852
Cross road; trail heads S into a corridor of dark, thick hardwood
MYS007
Location: 45.3817329406738, -122.627265930176
Turn R; begin a small loop
MYS011
Location: 45.3903732299805, -122.627365112305
Island point; backtrack then swing WSW to close loop @ Waypoint 7; turn R