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You can already see the trailhead in the distance, from Boring Trailhead Park but getting there is the challenge
You can already see the trailhead in the distance, from Boring Trailhead Park but getting there is the challenge
Once across the inter-section, the Richey Road side of the Shell Station is to be avoided for lack of a safe pedestrian area
Once across the inter-section, the Richey Road side of the Shell Station is to be avoided for lack of a safe pedestrian area
It is somewhat better to cut in front of the gas station and head down the gravel driveway
It is somewhat better to cut in front of the gas station and head down the gravel driveway
A steep loose gravel area behind the Boring Shell station is your only clue
A steep loose gravel area behind the Boring Shell station is your only clue
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...
After three miles of loose gravel the trail stops at a turning area and fence – no features...
After three miles of loose gravel the trail stops at a turning area and fence – no features...
...except that there is a bench This is where we need the trestle to span Deep Creek ravine. Hint, hint
...except that there is a bench

This is where we need the trestle to span Deep Creek ravine. Hint, hint

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.

Finding the Cazadero Trail

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Cazadero Trail Segment

Oregon Parks and Recreation Department