SWTRAILS-PDX

A community group promoting walking and biking in southwest Portland, Oregon by:

1. Leading regular monthly hikes.
2. Organizing volunteer work parties to build and maintain trails.
3. Working with city, county and state planners to develop safe pedestrian routes.
4. Advocating for safe walking/biking in southwest Portland.

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Board Members

  • Debbie Small, President
  • Lee Buhler 
  • Bonnie Birch
  • Don Baack
  • Dave Manville
  • Jason Bergstrom
  • Barbara Stedman
  • Brian Brady
  • Scott Wyse
  • Keith Liden
  • Andrew Wallace
  • Tyler Weber

Committee Chairs

  • Joe Fram
  • Grace Pendergrass

Open Positions

There is space immediately available on our board of directors for the following roles:

– Outreach Coordinator
– Hike Leader

If you have passion for improving the pedestrian experience in SW Portland, please contact president@swtrails.org for more information.

Our Sponsors

  • Don Baack
  • Jason Bergstrom
  • Chris and Dianne Mays
  • Don and Melinda McCoy
  • Michael and Holly Kazarinoff
  • Scott and Aloha Wyse
  • Nancy Murray and Bob Wise
  • Douglas Duno
  • Deb Small
  • Michelle McCabe
  • Gordy Molitor
  • Linda Barkus
  • Lisa Caballero
  • Gregory Bishop
  • 3rd Saturday Walk, July 16 2022

    Name: Himes Park Loop with Bagels Leader: Lee Buhler, Don Baack Start Location: Ida B Wells Parking Lot Near the Food Carts Start…

  • 2nd Saturday Hike July 9 2022

    SWTrails 2nd Saturday Hike July 9 Name: Walk the NEW Red Electric bridge! Leader:  Dave Manville Start Location: Ida Wells…

  • Hike Protocol Survey Results Released

    You may remember back in November, we issued a survey to our hike participants to gather information on how to…

  • The Tram is Open Again!

    After two years of hospital-only use, the Portland Tram is open to the public!  This means that all of the…

  • 3rd Saturday Walk, May 21 2022

    3rd Saturday Walk May 21 9:00 am – 11:30 am Name: Back and Forth to Lee’s House for Coffee Leader:…

  • 2nd Saturday Hike May 14 2022

    2nd Saturday Hike, May 14th, 2022 Start Location:  Barbur Park and Ride at the middle by the I-5 ped-walkway Start…

  • Inventory of SWTrail Signs

    Inventory of SWTrails Signs SWTrails PDX is rolling out a new GIS-based tracking system to help monitor the signs guiding…

  • 3rd Saturday Walk April 16, 2022

    Name: Hideaway Park Loop Leader: Dave Manville/Deb Small Start Location: North End of Garden Home Park (parking at SW 82nd and…

  • 2nd Saturday Hike, April 9, 2022

    Name:  6-Park Loop Leader:  Dave Manville Start Location: Pendelton Park South Entrance, 5300 Block of SW Iowa St. Start Time: …

  • Vote on a new name for Wilson Pool

    The Hillsdale Neighborhood Association and the Hillsdale and Business Association are sponsoring a committee that is leading an effort to…

  • 2nd Saturday Hike March 12, 2022

    2nd Saturday Hike March 12, 2022 Leader:  Don Baack Start Location: Behind the Hillsdale Food Carts (Ida B. Wells HS) Time:…

  • 2nd Saturday Hike Feb. 12 2022

    Name:    Willamette River Greenway Loop Leader:   Dave Manville Start Location:  Ida B. Wells Parking Lot behind the Hillsdale Food…

  • 3rd Saturday Walk, Feb 19 2022

    Name:  Woods Park Loop Start Location: Smith School 8935 SW 52nd Ave. Start Time: 9 am (arrive 10-15 min. early…

  • 3rd Saturday Walk January 15 2022

    When:    Saturday, Jan. 15, 9-11:30am Meet At: Parking lot behind the Hillsdale Food Carts Walk:     Hillsdale Park/Dosch Park…

  • Holiday Wishes from SWTrails PDX

    Closing out the year SWTrails PDX, wears many hats in the SW Community: urban trail advocacy, trail building, trail mapping,…

Next Walk, Run or Hike

1st Wednesday Run – October 7th

October 7 @ 5:45 am - 7:00 am

Join us for an early morning run…

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2nd Saturday Hike – October 10th

October 10 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join us as we hike the trails…

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3rd Saturday Walk – October 17th

October 17 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join us as we walk the trails…

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Other Upcoming Events

Sep 2026 Board Meeting

September 24 @ 7:00 pm8:30 pm

1st Thursday Monthly Work Party – October 1st

October 1 @ 8:00 am12:00 pm

Community Events

There are no upcoming events.

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Posts in this section are a service to our community and do not necessarily express the views of SWTrails PDX.

SW Portland Tool Library

SW Trails is serving as the fiscal sponsor of the SW Portland Tool Libary, offering access to tools for residents of Southwest Portland, Downtown, Northwest and South Portland.

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