Warrior Point Hike
From Portland Hikers Field Guide
- Start point: Warrior Point Trailhead
- End point: Warrior Point
- Trail Log: Trail Log
- Hike Type: Out and Back
- Distance: 7.0 miles round trip
- Elevation gain: 0 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Seasons: All
- Family Friendly: Yes
- Backpackable: No
- Crowded: No
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Hike Description
Take a quiet, flat stroll out to the northern tip of Sauvie Island. You will be traveling through a state wildlife refuge, and visiting a small lighthouse.
From the trailhead at the end of Reeder Road, you can pass through the wooded entry gate, but it is more pleasant to start on the beach. Head north (downstream), and if the weather is clear, you should get a glimpse of the lighthouse, near the end of the island, 3 miles away. After about a half mile, you will run out of beach. Look for a path through the brush to take you to the dirt access road through a cottonwood forest that parallels the beach. Continue west on this road (pictured above right) until you reach the lighthouse.
From the road, you will be able to access several viewpoints of the river, but there is no more continuous beach walking available. If you are prepared to bushwack a bit, there are a variety of ponds, sloughs and wetlands to the south of the access road. This area is former farmland, and you may also stumble across signs of previous human habitation such as concrete building foundations, chimneys and rusting metal machinery parts.
Maps
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Regulations or Restrictions, etc.
- A wildlife refuge pass is needed. A day pass for $3.50, or annual pass for $11 can be picked up at several locations on the island as listed on the Warrior Point Trailhead page.
Trip Reports
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- Sparklehorse (3/25/07) and cfm
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Guidebooks that cover this hike
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - by William L. Sullivan
More Links
- Click here for a map of the island.
- Sauvie Island History
Contributors
- CFM (creator)