Fanno Creek Greenway

Nice place to ride your bike.

Although it can get crowded on weekends — especially near the Oleson Road entrance in Garden Home — I’m a fan of this paved path through suburban Southwest Portland. You get to navigate some bridges, a few playgrounds and wooded areas and cross a waterway or two. It’s mostly flat, but still a pleasant ride for a good stretch, all the way to 217.

It's hard to believe you're less 1/2 a mile from Hall and 217 and even closer to neighborhoods and industrial parks when on this beautiful trail. Beaver dams, a dozen special of wild-flowers, ducks, and other birds are all easy to spot on this level, well-traveled, and yet somehow secluded feeling path. Bikes and pedestrians are both welcome. I enter from a warehouse complex just off Nimbus, but there are plenty of other points of egress.

Good for families, tons of people but not overly crowded for riding bikes. Many places to park your car nearby. Connects to other parks along the way. Tons of shade and lush so you won’t be riding in the sun or exposed the wind for the most part.

Well-maintained trail that's perfect for walking, jogging, or biking. There's parking at the entrance off of Denney Road just a block or two from the Denney Road 217 exit. There is a bike rack at that trail entrance as well (pictured).