Don Baack will lead SWTrails’ February hike: his route will take us 5.5 miles and 900 ft of elevation change through the Hillsdale, Bridlemile, and Healy Heights neighborhoods north of downtown Hillsdale. We will walk on a safe route to school, look at a possible connection at Seymour, continue up Trail 1 to Fairmount, visit the 19th Ave. stairs, go past the KGON Tower and continue north to McDonnel to Fairmount, thence follow Trail 6 back to Hillsdale.  To see an interactive map of the planned route, click here.

We meet behind the bleachers (near the food carts) at Wilson High School, SW Sunset Blvd and Capitol Hwy, and are ready to go at 9:00 am. Please note: on this hike, there will be no opportunity for a restroom break.

Bring a snack, water, good footwear, sunglasses and dress for the weather.  Well-behaved dogs are allowed, but must be on leash. For health reasons, there is no smoking on SWTrails walks. For more information or to volunteer to lead a future walk in your neighborhood, contact Britta Gordon (swtrailsbritta@gmail.com). Co-sponsored by SWTrails PDX and Hillsdale Neighborhood Association.