Hike #10: Springville Rd, Wildwood Trail, Ridge Trail, & Firelane 7

Today I went on an after work hike with Alyssa, a new friend who recently moved from Texas to Oregon. We drove out to the Springville Road trailhead, which connects you to both the Springville Road and Firelane 7 trails. We went left at the fork to take the Springville Road trail.

Despite how hot and dry it has been lately, we actually came across a banana slug!

Springville Road eventually met up with the Wildwood Trail, and we turned right to hike along the Wildwood Trail for a couple of miles. It was lovely, as the Wildwood Trail always is.

We passed the junction with the Hardesty Trail and continued until we reached the Ridge Trail, where we took a right.

This connected us with the Firelane 7 trail, where we took a right and walked until we got back to the parking lot.

It's not even September yet, but it looks like some fall colors are already starting to arrive in Forest Park!

Google Maps doesn't seem to recognize the Ridge Trail, so the best I can do is show you a picture of my map with the trail marked in black. In total, I think it came out to just under 3 miles.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!