This eastern-most third of the Springwater Corridor offers the most bucolic settings – “a Sunday drive without the car”

About half of the trail – the section that corresponds to Gresham – is through the woods

As one heads south from Gresham, woods give in to fields, orchards and wild flowers

Along the way there is even a beaver dam. Squint! It's really there.

The Linneman Station trailhead provides facilities in a reconstructed 1903 train depot

Gresham proudly announces its Main City Park to Springwater users – the lovely neighborhood park is worth a side visit

Within the Gresham section, there are innumerable resting opportunities – covered benches...

...and open benches, as well as lots of garbage cans – the section within Clackamas County offers no benches at all

The trail passes below the two busiest roads – other street crossings are at grade but with traffic lights and/or crosswalks

There are several wooden bridges traversing streams and/or smaller roads...

...and attractive metal bridges crossing busy roads – since the trail is a former rail bed it has a gentle continuous grade

The Springwater Trailhead parking area provides the most central location...

...and has a picnic shelter along the trail that is reached by a ramp through the woods

Boring Station Trailhead Park was recently converted from a parking lot into an attractive full amenity local park

For the intrepid, the Cazadero Trail continues south from Boring in a relentless three-mile downhill run of loose gravel...

...with a wooden bench the end as a reward before returning the uphill trek

Just getting to the trailhead involves negotiating a confusing and potentially dangerous intersection

The trailhead is the best feature of the trail, but located ingloriously behind the gas station