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Keith A. Prior

2005-01-18

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Hey OBRAlanders!

As a departure from the recent OBRA garage sale of wonder I wanted to let

everyone know about the new bike/multi use path that

connects the Sylvan Hill area to Cedar Hills/217. Some of you may already

know about this and as a bicycle commuter working

in Beaverton this provides most of the 'missing link' between the west slope

of the West hills and the Beaverton area.

As I would rather not climb the Cornell/Thompson route every day of the week

I was always looking for a way to ride from the Zoo

to Beaverton but there is a large 'no mans land' between Barnes Rd and Rt 26

that has no roads. (at least that I know of that don't involve

a rather large climb) So I was driving along Rt 26 one day and to my

surprise I saw a guy on a bike riding on a trail of some kind directly

parallel to the Eastbound lane of 26! I was pretty excited that there might

actually be that secret route I had been looking for! So one Saturday I went

out and did

a little Christopher Columbus mission save the plundering and slavery.

For the most part there is no way around riding up to the Zoo via Washington

park and the hills that are involved. On a 42x19 pannier laden

fixed gear this involved lots of standing up. One can always take the MAX

from Goose Hollow one stop to the zoo then take the elevator up.

But this is better than risking certain death riding the 'Bike Route' along

westbound 26 between the PGE Park onramp and the Zoo. By the

way. have any of you ever ridden on 26?....and lived to tell about it?

Anyway...once you get to the Zoo you ride down the hill to where you get on

26 but you make the first right and there is a 'service road' that takes you

right

up to just before the Sylvan Hill exit. You will come to a 4 way stop and

notice on your left a nice new concrete path that goes up the end of the

Sylvan exit ramp.

Once at the top you cross the intersection and get on another section of

path that runs right along the side of 26 and runs up the hill to the

cemetery. Once you get to the top

you make a left and go over the highway then make a quick right on to a

residential street. At the bottom of this street you will see the concrete

path start again on the right.

You are now riding westbound behind the eastbound soundwall and before you

know it you will come out from behind the wall and have the eastbound 26

traffic no more

than 6 feet off your starboard side. Don't worry..a car would have to get

air come up and take you out.

This trail continues down until it empties into a residential area right by

the entrance to 217 and the Big Lots store. From there you can easily access

the Sunset Transit center

area or take Buttner road to Murray.

I am pretty excited as now I can pretty much ride all the way to Beaverton

and not have to do the slog over the Cornell/Thompson hump every day. You

just gotta love this city and

all the bike friendly planning!

By the way..is everyone enjoying all the gravel over the roads? Woo hoo! :)

Cheers!

Keith

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<DIV>Hey

OBRAlanders!</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>As a departure from the recent OBRA garage

sale of wonder I wanted to let everyone know about the new bike/multi use

path that</DIV>

<DIV>connects the Sylvan Hill area to Cedar

Hills/217. Some of you may already know about this and as a bicycle commuter

working</DIV>

<DIV>in Beaverton this provides most of the

'missing link' between the west slope of the West hills and the Beaverton

area.</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>As I would rather not climb the

Cornell/Thompson route every day of the week I was always looking for a way to

ride from the Zoo</DIV>

<DIV>to Beaverton but there is a large 'no mans

land' between Barnes Rd and Rt 26 that has no roads. (at least that I know of

that don't involve</DIV>

<DIV>a rather large climb) So I was driving

along Rt 26 one day and to my surprise I saw a guy on a bike riding on a trail

of some kind directly </DIV>

<DIV>parallel to the Eastbound lane of 26! I

was pretty excited that there might actually be that secret route I had been

looking for! So one Saturday I went out and

did</DIV>

<DIV>a little Christopher Columbus mission save

the plundering and slavery.</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>For the most part there is no way around

riding up to the Zoo via Washington park and the hills that are involved. On a

42x19 pannier laden</DIV>

<DIV>fixed gear this involved lots of standing

up. One can always take the MAX from Goose Hollow one stop to the zoo then take

the elevator up.</DIV>

<DIV>But this is better than risking certain

death riding the 'Bike Route' along westbound 26 between the PGE Park onramp and

the Zoo. By the </DIV>

<DIV>way. have any of you ever ridden on

26?....and lived to tell about it?</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>Anyway...once you get to the Zoo you ride

down the hill to where you get on 26 but you make the first right and there is a

'service road' that takes you right</DIV>

<DIV>up to just before the Sylvan

Hill exit. You will come to a 4 way stop and notice on your left a nice new

concrete path that goes up the end of the Sylvan exit

ramp.</DIV>

<DIV>Once at the top you cross the intersection

and get on another section of path that runs right along the side of 26 and runs

up the hill to the cemetery. Once you get to the

top</DIV>

<DIV>you make a left and go over the highway

then make a quick right on to a residential street. At the bottom of this street

you will see the concrete path start again on the

right.</DIV>

<DIV>You are now riding westbound behind the

eastbound soundwall and before you know it you will come out from behind the

wall and have the eastbound 26 traffic no

more</DIV>

<DIV>than 6 feet off your starboard side. Don't

worry..a car would have to get air come up and take you out.

</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>This trail continues down until it empties

into a residential area right by the entrance to 217 and the Big Lots store.

From there you can easily access the Sunset Transit

center</DIV>

<DIV>area or take Buttner road to

Murray.</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>I am pretty excited as now I

can pretty much ride all the way to Beaverton and not have to do the

slog over the Cornell/Thompson hump every day. You just gotta love this city

and</DIV>

<DIV>all the bike friendly

planning!</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>By the way..is everyone enjoying all the

gravel over the roads? Woo hoo! :)</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>Cheers!</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

<DIV>Keith</DIV>

<DIV> </DIV>

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