2009 – 3 Cities, 3 Parks – Tualatin REI – Rated 2- 10K Stamp #1864 0 Restrooms at Start/Finish and along route WOC: Libraries; Namesakes; Counties (Washington); 4Fs (Forests/Flowers Water Treatment Plants, Water ways and Watering Holes) National Programs: Railroad Heritage (PNWR Portland and Western RR); River-Walk America (Tualatin River); Native American Culture (Tualatin/Atfalati Indians)
1. Exit REI to Bridgeport Rd. 2. LEFT on Bridgeport 3. LEFT on Upper Boones Ferry (1K RR tracks) 4. At Martinazzi turn RIGHT crossing Boones Ferry Rd. then LEFT continuing on Bonnes Ferry. 5. RIGHT onto sidewak at Blue ArtWalk sign. 6. Cross bridge then LEFT and into Tualatin City Park. 7. RIGHT crossing road and continue next to orange building (Van Raden Community Center. 8. LEFT at intersection. 9. RIGHT at picnic shelter (Restrooms). 10. UNDER train trestle at bark chip trail just to left of Rustic Shelter (2K) 11. STRAIGHT or SLIGHT RIGHT at all intersections next to river. 12. RIGHT at cement walkway and over footbridge. 13. At 2nd intersection after crossing footbridge, turn left to walk UNDER RR trestle onto cement walkway and into Cook Park in Tigard. 14. Continue on walkway (3K) and follow past gazebo and Tupling Butterfly Garden to Shelter 4. 15. LEFT on trail just after Shelter 4 and before parking lot. (Restrooms). 16. LEFT on cement walkway. 17. Right on 2nd cement walkway around and past playground on right. 18. LEFT on second walkway after playground toward Shelter 2 and restrooms (4K). 19. CONTINUE to front of restrooms keeping them to your left, then veer RIGHT to stop sign on road.
20. LEFT on road. 21. RIGHT on paved path with red and white poles (remember this point, you will turn here again.) 22. RIGHT at “Y” (baseball field on your right) 23. LEFT at next intersection keeping shelter on left and basketball court on right. 24. RIGHT at block wall. 25. RIGHT on Riverwood Lane (1st road) (5K). 26. LEFT on Copper Creek. 27. RIGHT on Millen. 28. CROSS and RIGHT on 92nd (6K Waverly Way). 29. Reenter Cook Park and continue on road to pass through the red and white poles again (you were here before #21). 30. Hard LEFT at 1st “Y” 31. Continue on paved path past Shelter 3 (7K) and will become a natural bark chip trail. 32. RIGHT on chip trail at bench. 33. RIGHT onto cement walkway. 34. Stay on cement walkway to go under RR trestle. 35. LEFT on paved path and then RIGHT at next pathway intersection into Durham City Park. 36. Continue on paved path, cross bridge (8K). Continue to exit Durham Park. 37. LEFT on Arkenstone (not marked). 38. CROSS and RIGHT on Rivendell (9K – 17426 Rivendell). 39. CROSS Upper Boones Ferry Rd. and continue on left side of Bridgeport Rd. 40. Cross entrance to Bridgeport Village. 41. Cross Bridgeport Rd. and continue straight on sidewalk into REI and finish.
Our thanks to Tualatin REI for hosting this walk and to you for walking with us. We hope you will join us again for another walk soon. SHERWOOD MERRYALKERS WALKING IN SHERWOOD, TIGARD AND TUALATIN
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