Friends of Wildwoods Open Space

Length: 1 mile round-trip

Route Type: in and out with spurs

Dogs: welcome on a leash

Difficulty: easy

This trail is a hidden treasure located within the city limits offf NE Devils Lake Rd. It is a gentle rolling one-mile hike canopied by tall trees over woodlands and streams. The trail heads into a Sitka Spruce/Western Hemlock forest with an understory of elderberry, sword fern, salmonberry, red alder, icy, evergreen huckleberry, and salal. The junction takes you to a salt marsh overlook.

Getting There:

This easygoing hike can be accessed from West Devils Lake Rd, just north of NE 26th Street at milepost 1. There is a pullout parking area just opposite the NE 26th St turnoff.

A second entrance is located at the dead end of NE Tide Ave with limited residential parking.