The Cazadero Trail is a multi-use trail in the
U.S. state
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of Oregon in a rural area of southeastern
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
*Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon
*Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine
*Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel
Portland may also r ...
.
The route connects
Boring to historic
Cazadero Cazadero may refer to:
* Cazadero (volcano), a mountain in Argentina
* Cazadero, California, U.S.
* Cazadero, Oregon, U.S.
* Cazadero Dam, a dam in the U.S. state of Oregon
See also
*
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, two miles upriver from Estacada, following the long abandoned rail line of
Oregon Water Power and Railway Company. The trail extends the
Springwater Corridor
The Springwater Corridor Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian rail trail in the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon, United States. It follows a former railway line from Boring, Oregon, Boring through Gresham, Oregon, Gresham to Portland, Oregon, P ...
from downtown Portland to
Barton, a extension.
The trail goes along a section of
Deep Creek in Deep Canyon. There are jays, robins, and northern flicker, and an occasional red tailed hawk or turkey vulture soaring.
Plans eventually include extending the trail to the
Pacific Crest Trail
The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), officially designated as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, which lie ...
.
References
External links
Video from bicycle on May 2013 westwardon Cazadero grade (compressed into 4 minutes 43 seconds)
Clackamas County, Oregon
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