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{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=45.3482|longitude=-122.6754}}
 
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{{Elevation|90 feet}}
 
{{Elevation|90 feet}}
{{Driving time|20 minutes}}
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{{Driving time|20 minutes}} from downtown Portland
  
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
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=== Driving Directions ===
 
=== Driving Directions ===
There are many options for getting here depending on where you live. These are from I-205.
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<b>From downtown Portland:</b>
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Drive Highway 43 south for Lake Oswego and Oregon City
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From the Sellwood Bridge, it's 8.7 miles on 43 (Willamette Drive) to the right turn onto Willamette Falls Drive after you pass under I-205.
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Go 3.6 miles on Willamette Falls Drive, passing through the old Willamette area of West Linn, and turn left into a small parking area and the beginning of a trail.
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There is a larger parking area 0.1 miles farther down Willamette Falls Drive and another one just before Fields Bridge over the Tualatin, but these put you in the middle of the hike rathe than at its beginning.
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<b>From the south:</b>
  
 
Drive I-205 north to Exit 6 for 10th Street.  
 
Drive I-205 north to Exit 6 for 10th Street.  
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Turn right on 10th Street. In 0.1 miles, make a right turn on Willamette Falls Drive.  
 
Turn right on 10th Street. In 0.1 miles, make a right turn on Willamette Falls Drive.  
  
Drive 1.2 miles through downtown West Linn and turn left into Fields Bridge Park.  
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Drive 1.1 miles through the Willamette area of West Linn and turn left into a small parking area and the beginning of a trail.
 
    
 
    
 
[http://classic.mapquest.com/ MapQuest] to: 821 Willamette Falls Drive, West Linn, OR  97068
 
[http://classic.mapquest.com/ MapQuest] to: 821 Willamette Falls Drive, West Linn, OR  97068
  
 
=== Alternatives to Driving ===
 
=== Alternatives to Driving ===
<b>[http://trimet.org/schedules/r154.htm  Tri-met Bus #154]</b> runs along Willamette Falls Drive as far as Ostman Road. Get off here, and walk about 2/3 mile west along Willamette Falls Drive to pick up a trail leading into Fields Bridge Park.
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<b>[http://trimet.org/schedules/r154.htm  Tri-met Bus #154]</b> runs along Willamette Falls Drive as far as Ostman Road. Get off here, and walk about 2/3 mile west along Willamette Falls Drive to pick up the trailhead leading into Fields Bridge Park.
  
 
=== Other Notes ===
 
=== Other Notes ===

Revision as of 15:03, 30 September 2014

Entering Spring Park, Milwaukie (bobcat)

Contents

Hikes starting here

Driving Directions

From downtown Portland:

Drive Highway 43 south for Lake Oswego and Oregon City

From the Sellwood Bridge, it's 8.7 miles on 43 (Willamette Drive) to the right turn onto Willamette Falls Drive after you pass under I-205.

Go 3.6 miles on Willamette Falls Drive, passing through the old Willamette area of West Linn, and turn left into a small parking area and the beginning of a trail.

There is a larger parking area 0.1 miles farther down Willamette Falls Drive and another one just before Fields Bridge over the Tualatin, but these put you in the middle of the hike rathe than at its beginning.

From the south:

Drive I-205 north to Exit 6 for 10th Street.

Turn right on 10th Street. In 0.1 miles, make a right turn on Willamette Falls Drive.

Drive 1.1 miles through the Willamette area of West Linn and turn left into a small parking area and the beginning of a trail.

MapQuest to: 821 Willamette Falls Drive, West Linn, OR 97068

Alternatives to Driving

Tri-met Bus #154 runs along Willamette Falls Drive as far as Ostman Road. Get off here, and walk about 2/3 mile west along Willamette Falls Drive to pick up the trailhead leading into Fields Bridge Park.

Other Notes

  • Dogs on leash


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