Metro’s 2nd annual Trails Fair will offer chance to explore ‘The Intertwine’

Despite the personal benefits of a North Portland Greenway, I’d happily give it up to build Sullivan’s Gulch. Greeley isn’t always beautiful, but together with Willamette, it’s a stunningly direct and efficient route compared to the zigzag you have to do through most of Portland.

The Trolley Trail is a real gem. I’ve ridden it several times in the last year (and fortunately got a chance to hit it while it was mostly still dirt) and it is a great route to the south.

By the way, once you hit the south end of the trail at Jennings Lodge, you can continue another half mile or so on a nice wide sidewalk next to Abernethy Lane with only a handful of driveway crossings. From there it’s only a mile on quiet residential streets to the pedestrian/bike bridge over the Clackamas, and then you can jump on a MUP into Oregon City. IMO this is the best bike route to the Willamette Valley from Portland.

The pedestrian bridge from Gladstone across the Clackamas has, over the past six or seven years, been closed more than it’s been open. I don’t question the reasons it’s been closed, but I surely hope that the same pattern doesn’t recur in the near future.