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TRAIL AND HIKING RESOURCES
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The 40 Mile Loop Land Trust is an Advocacy
Group Promoting a System of
Connected Recreational Trails in the Portland Metro Area.
The Trust also Pursues Completion of the 40 Mile Trail
Around the Portland Metropolitan Area.
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Portland
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City and County Agencies
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Clackamas County Parks They manage four county parks.
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Green Scene Newsletter Metro's publication about the region's
natural areas and outdoor events.
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Metro
Metro protects open space and parks, plans for land use and transportation,
and manages garbage disposal and recycling for 1.3 million residents
in three counties and 24 cities in the Portland, Oregon region.
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Portland
Parks & Recreation They are the steward of 10,000 acres
of land.
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Washington County Parks Manage Hagg Lake and Metzger Park.
Outdoor Clubs
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Audubon
Society of Portland Very active organization with numerous
trips and activities.
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Mazamas
Oregon's famous climbing club. The Mazamas offer a variety of
outdoor activities.
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Oregon Nordic
Club Primary a singles-social cub that has monthly potlucks
and all types of outdoor activities with the emphasis on cross-country
skiing. Most of the trips are on the week-end - they also
have week-long outdoor trips.
Clubs for Hiking and Walking
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Columbia River
Volkssport/Walking Club CRVC is a non-profit organization
based in Portland, Oregon. CRVC organizes quality non-competitive
walking events in scenic and historic areas.
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Portland Barefoot Hikers Informal group that organizes
barefoot hikes in the Portland area. Site includes group overview
and contact information.
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Team Oregon
Devoted to runners and walkers of all ages, with coaching, publications,
rehabilitation, and forum pages.
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Trails Club
of Oregon They have hikes and other outdoor activities,
open to the public, scheduled nearly every weekend year round.
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Walking Clubs in Oregon This is an excellent resource
if you love to walk or want to start walking.
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Willamette
Pedestrian Coalition WPC is a non-profit community-based
membership organization in the greater Portland area dedicated to
promoting walking and making the conditions for walking safe and
attractive.
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Oregon
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Cascades Mountain Range Gorp has built an excellent resource
for
the Oregon Cascades mountains.
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Columbia Gorge Go Northwest's resource for the Gorge.
The Gorge is a 50-million-year-old geologic wonder. It is
a natural wind tunnel, creating great windsurfing conditions.
Hiking and whitewater rafting are also popular activities.
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Great
Outdoors Recreation Pages (GORP) covers Oregon from tip
to tip. It has built hundred of links and it has it own content.
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Oregon Outdoor
Recreation Guide is a resource for flyfishing, fishing,
camping, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and other outdoor activities
in Oregon. It has some hidden gems about Oregon.
Federal Agencies
State Agencies
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Pacific Northwest
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Northwest Hiker
Hiking information for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Topics are trail and road conditions, weather, trail maps
and beautiful photos of virtual hikes. Another feature is
the "Stars" link at the top. Find the graphic of tonight's
sky, the moon's phases and other astronomy links.
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Nature
of the Northwest is operated as a partnership
between the
State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
and the
USDA
Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region.
In addition to offering a wealth of information, they carry
a full range of outdoor-related
books,
publications, and
maps.
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Pacific Crest
Trail The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is
the jewel in the crown of Americas scenic trails, spanning
2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada through three western
states (Washing, Oregon, and California).
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Other Sites
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American Hiking Society Learn about the health
benefits of hiking and tips for taking kids on the trail.
There's also a checklist to ensure a safe trip, hints on
battling bugs on the trail and much more.
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Guide to Orienteering This is an excellent resource
about orienteering that one of Eva Valo's sixth grade students
at
Monument Charter School found on the internet.
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Recreation
Government The federal government has dedicated
this Web site to recreation information. Links include:
auto touring, biking, boating, historic/cultural sites,
hiking, recreational vehicles and much more. Click on any
state to get a list of recreation areas. Access recreation
maps that link to "dynamic maps" of your destination. Search
by destination's name, location in a particular city or
state. Also search by the type of activity.
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US Orienteering Federation If you love exploring
the outdoors and are interested in geography and maps; here's
a sport to try. First you learn how to navigate with a map
and compass. Then you're ready for the workout part. "Run,
walk, ski, or mountain bike to a series of points shown
on the map." Find a schedule of activities near you by clicking
"local club" at the bottom of the main page.
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