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Cazadero Trail Segment

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

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Cazadero Trail

This what one wishes the Cazadero Trail would look like for its entire length
This what one wishes the Cazadero Trail would look like for its entire length
A steep loose gravel area behind the Boring Shell station is your only clue that there is a trailhead
A steep loose gravel area behind the Boring Shell station is your only clue that there is a trailhead
Closer up it briefly looks more encouraging...
Closer up it briefly looks more encouraging...
...especially with a prominent sign at the beginning
...especially with a prominent sign at the beginning
...but this is the character of the trail, literally, for its entire downhill three mile run...
...but this is the character of the trail, literally, for its entire downhill three mile run...
...except for this brief section where the soil color and vegetation change a bit
...except for this brief section where the soil color and vegetation change a bit
After three miles of loose gravel the trail stops at a turning area and fence – no features – interrupted by the Deep Creek ravine
After three miles of loose gravel the trail stops at a turning area and fence – no features – interrupted by the Deep Creek ravine
This is where we need the trestle to span Deep Creek ravine. Hint, hint...trestle donors?
This is where we need the trestle to span Deep Creek ravine. Hint, hint...trestle donors?
...except that there is a bench Rest, before heading back uphill for three miles
...except that there is a bench

Rest, before heading back uphill for three miles


If you had hopes of continuing further south, along the Cazadero Trail to Estacada or Mt Hood, forget it. From Boring, yes, one can continue on a relentless downhill path of loose gravel to a dead end turnaround. Even finding the trailhead has its challenges and may be dangerous getting across highway 212 and crossing in front of the gas station.

About a half mile farther south, another completed portion of the trail picks up at Bakers Ferry Road in Barton and runs 1.6 miles to end near Goose Creek, paralleling highway 224. Except for die-hard mountain bikers, willing to trespass and portage their bikes there is no known way to get from one to the other.

The weak link in just finding the trailhead is the lack of definition of hard surfaces. There are no sidewalks on the gas station side of the highway and no shoulders and no curb ramps. There is a walk light — phew! 

Cut in front of the gas station and then head down the steep gravel driveway to the trailhead. Better yet, just enjoy the lovely park and forget going any further until somebody figures all this out.

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