North Trail 3 provides a gentle exploration of the northern ramparts of Mt. Pisgah. It starts at the North Trailhead and skirts the uphill side of Spring Box Meadow with beautiful long views out across the North Bottomlands and filtered views onward to the confluence of the Coast Fork and Middle Forks of the Willamette river.

The trail then climbs through a mixed forest, past the turn-off to Swing Hill (Trail 30) and emerges into a sweeping meadow on a broad saddle known as Bridge Bowl. Passing the Junction with Trail 7, the trail climbs east via two switchbacks, then continues south past the junction with Trail 4, intersecting with Trail 1 at the crest of a ridge.