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6.4 miles of hiking • 500' elevation gain •

I was late getting out the door and wanted to stay close to home to avoid traffic. It's amazing how much this trail avoids traffic on this segment of the trail! I took some wrong turns heading out to Leveritch Park, which caused me to walk busy streets; which I won't repeat. On the way back I found the real trail and it pleasantly avoided all of the busy street crossings. It was kind of interesting to go over I5 on the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail overpass. The beginning of this trail, off Fruit Valley Road, is a haven for birds and would be great for those interested in watching them!

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Roman and nuizontann heart this trip.
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Roman
December 23, 2015

If you google burnt bridge creek greenway, the second search result has a pdf map of the entire trail - it's possible to go 8 miles each way. Neat place to bike, almost flat; there's one confusing stretch where it goes through a neighborhood (the one you describe). But most of east half follows the powerline, so you saw the best part.

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Mileage Mike
December 23, 2015

Thanks for the info Roman! There was a map at the TH but I didn't think it wouldn't be obvious where the cutoff was to keep on the trail at Hazel Dell Avenue. I walked right past the cutoff and never backtracked. When I arrived at Leveritch Park using main streets, I took a while to study the map there and noticed it wasn't even close to the GPS track I took. I found the correct route by following Leveritch Way north past NE 45th St. towards a dead end and saw the sign pointing to the Burnt Bridge Creek trail, and the overpass for I5. It was easy to follow from Leveritch Park and came out on Hazel Dell Ave.! I'll include pictures to help, if anyone is interested?

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Mileage Mike
December 23, 2015

I also found the Ellen Davis trail that forked off the Burnt Bridge Creek trail, and will have to try that soon! There's a nice Oregon Hikers Field guide entry for this trail! I realize the east side of the Burnt Bridge Creek trail follows the powerlines but they're still nice local alternatives when there's no time for long drives or during bad weather. I also like staying closer to home during the week, when I hike alone, or don't want to put up with Portland traffic during rush hour.