Stride with Pride: Witch's Castle Night Hike

Let's bust out our headlamps and creepy costumes for a 3.3mi hike to Witch's Castle after dark! Join Queer Mountaineers for an early Halloween night hike to Witches Castle along Wildwood Trail. Costumes are highly encouraged! This moderate hike is 3.3 miles with 524 feet of elevation gain. We'll meet at the parking area for the Wildwood trailhead on NW Cornell Road. If the parking lot is full, there are also some small pullouts along the road and parking at the Oregon Bird Alliance which is a 5-min walk to this trailhead. Headlamps are *required* for this night hike. 📍 Where we’ll meet: Meeting point (Google Maps) Coordinates: 45.526977,-122.726452 🥾 Trail details: Difficulty: Medium View the trail on WTA / AllTrails Permit: No pass is needed 🎒 What to bring: Standard gear (10 essentials) Waiver required to attend: Please sign the waiver before attending: queermountaineers.com/waiver. Leave No Trace and limited capacity Queer Mountaineers is committed to following the Seven Principles of Leave No Trace. To reduce our impact on trails and outdoor spaces, registration for hiking and snowshoeing events is limited to 10 participants. If you can no longer attend, please request a refund through Eventbrite as soon as possible so your spot can be offered to someone else. If the event is sold out and you do not have a confirmed ticket, please do not attend. Keeping the group to registered participants helps us respect the capacity limit and recreate responsibly. Donation-based ticketing: Please consider making a donation if you’re able. Even $1 helps our 100% volunteer-based organization continue to put on events for the community. That said, cost should never be a barrier to joining us. Thank you! Registration deadline: Registration closes 48 hours before the event.