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Parking area for 4-5 vehicles overflow on the Highway 224. Alder Flat Trail #574. Link to Trail Description and Map
From Portland, OR travel east on US Hwy 26 to Sandy. Turn right (southwest) on OR Hwy 211 and travel 6.1 miles to OR Hwy 224. Turn left (southeast) on OR Hwy 224 and travel 29.9 miles to the parking lot on the west side of OR Hwy 224 (approximately 0.15 miles south of milepost 49). Walk in approximately one mile on Alder Flat Trail #574.
Excellent trail for a light hiker, but if your looking for a good hike, this won't be for you.
Open . . some dead fall but otherwise maintained. We didn't reach the river 2/2 swap overtook the trail.
On 7/7/17 my car window was smashed here. There were no valuables to steal. Instead, the individual decided to cut up my seats and bleed all over the interior of my car. Beware of leaving your car here, especially over night.
Fun adventure today even though I had to cut it short lol. Back in the day when I first hiked Alder Flat, the forest was too thick for me to see that rock. Now I can see it. I can also see the forest floor start to regenerate itself amongst the burnt trees. Driving through the Clackamas Canyon today in general was absolutely gorgeous!
There's a lot of burned trees, but you can now see the mountains all around, and get mych more sunlight! The forest floor is growing again, so nice and green. It's mostly an easy trail, short and sweet.
