SW Urban Trails

SW Trails is a community group who's purpose is promote wellness and to support walking and biking in southwest Portland, Oregon, USA and the surrounding area.

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We organize group hikes and sponsor a regular monthly hike
Our volunteer crews build and maintain trails in SW Portland
We work with city, county and state planners to develop new walking biking opportunities in SW
We advocate for more resources for hiking/biking

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SW Urban Trails Walk
Saturday, April 13, 9:00 am

Virginia Hendrickson will lead the Saturday, April 13 hike. It will be about 5 miles with 500 feet elevation gain and loss, including three stairways. We will meet at Wilson High School, and follow Trail 6 to Marshall Park, where we may see Trilliums in bloom. >From Marshall Park we will follow Maplecrest Drive, cross Terwilliger and and climb the hill on SW 2nd. From SW 2nd we will take a side trip to visit the Riverview Natural Area. This land was acquired in partnership by Portland Parks, the Bureau of Environmental Services and Metro in 2011 from Riverview Cemetery. After visiting the Riverview Natural Area we will backtrack a bit to the entrance of the Riverview Cemetery. We will walk through the cemetery and exit on Taylor's Ferry Road, taking side streets through the South Burlingame Neighborhood to the Terwilliger Bridge. We will complete our hike by crossing the Terwilliger Bridge and returning to Wilson High School.

Bring a snack and water and dress for the weather. Although dogs are usually allowed on these walks, there are NO DOGS ALLOWED in the Riverview Cemetery, so please do not bring your dog on this hike. For health reasons, there is no smoking on SW Trails hikes. Meet behind the bleachers at Wilson High School and be ready to leave at 9:00 am (Sunset Blvd. and Capitol Highway). For more information, contact Sharon Fekety (fekety@hevanet.com).

SW Urban Trails Walk
Saturday, May 11, 9:00 A. M.

Pete Schmierbach will lead the walk on Saturday, May 11. We will hike to the Bishop’s Close. It will be about 6 miles with 500 feet elevation gain. We will meet at Wilson High School and carpool to the Lewis & Clark Law School parking lot. The hike will go through the Lewis and Clark College campus to a trail in back down to the waterfront. We take back roads to Bishop's Close, then pass Riverdale School to Iron Mt. Blvd. Finally, we hike through Tryon Creek Park on the bike path and back to Lewis & Clark Law school.

Bring a snack and water and dress for the weather. Well behaved dogs are allowed. They must be on leash. For health reasons, there is no smoking on SW Trails hikes. Meet behind the bleachers at Wilson High School and be ready to leave at 9:00 am (Sunset Blvd. and Capitol Highway). For more information, contact Sharon Fekety (fekety@hevanet.com).

There are so many benefits to walking and biking. Exercise brings better health and walking/biking are fun, easy ways to get our much needed exercise. They also provide more opportunities for social interaction and meeting neighbors that the isolation of cars does not. As more and more people use alternative forms of transportation it will reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions. We use our cars as well and we do not like dodging bikes and pedestrians any more than anyone else. Improved trails will reduce the stress of driving as well.

We are committed to making SW Portland better for everyone by increasing safetly and opportunities for walkers and bikers.