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The Fanno Creek Trail meanders for nearly 10 miles through the cities of Tigard and Beaverton, west of Portland, largely following Fanno Creek. Overall, it’s well-shaded, with dozens of neighborhood entry points and ample opportunities to leave the trail for a restaurant and additional sightseeing. With its parklike settings and wetlands, the trail is a nature lover’s destination for birding and wildlife viewing.
About the Route
The southern end of the Tigard, on Southwest Fanno Creek Drive, just north of Southwest Bonita Road. (As there’s no parking here, trail users can also begin their journey 0.5 miles north at the Tigard Public Library, which has a large parking lot.) There are a few sharp turns and some short steep hills as the narrow trail winds its way to the library. To the left is the Colony Creek subdivision; to the right, is the lush greenery along Fanno Creek.
Throughout Tigard, the trail runs through a system of parks, natural areas, and greenways. Heading north from the library, the trail enters Fanno Creek Park, where there is parking, drinking fountains, restrooms, and wildlife viewing. There’s a well-marked road crossing at Southwest Main Street, which comes just 1 mile after the library; then the trail continues under Pacific Highway/OR 99 W and reaches Southwest Grant Avenue in 1 block. This starts a 0.3-mile on-road section that follows Southwest Grant Avenue west, then turns north onto Southwest Johnson Street to reach Woodard Park. The park offers vault toilets, drinking water, playground equipment, and a covered picnic shelter.
After crossing Southwest Tiedman Road, the Fanno Creek Trail continues into Dirksen Nature Park with its sports fields, wildlife viewing areas, restrooms, drinking water, picnic shelters, and playgrounds. There’s a large parking lot west of the trail just before it crosses Southwest Tigard Street and dips into a more heavily wooded area.
At the next road crossing, Southwest North Dakota Street (in 0.2 miles), take a right to travel on-road 200 feet before rejoining the trail on the north side of the street. The trail continues to wind behind neighborhoods and through parklands with a good amount of shade cover approaching the halfway point where the trail goes underneath Southwest Scholls Ferry Road. (Note: There is the potential for flooding in this area after heavy rains.)
In 1.8 miles, there’s a major road crossing where Southwest Denney Street encounters the on- and off-ramp traffic for OR 217; there are traffic signals, but it’s a very busy area. After the crossing, turn right to follow the broad sidewalk along Denney Street 0.3 mile to Southwest 105th Avenue. Turn left on Southwest 105th Avenue, taking an on-road route of 0.2 miles to a cul-de-sac in an office park, where the trail resumes.
The trail follows the tree-lined path 0.8 miles to Southwest Scholls Ferry Road in Beaverton. Turn right at its intersection with Southwest Allen Boulevard, and follow the boulevard on-road to Southwest 92nd Avenue in 0.1 mile, where trail users can pick up the trail again. It cruises through the neighborhoods of Beaverton, with dense foliage cover, arriving at the trail's northern end at the Garden Home Recreation Center, which offers parking, restrooms, water, sports facilities, and a community center.
The Fanno Creek Trail runs between SW Bonita Rd. (Tigard) and Oleson Rd. (Portland).
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Really nice trail that connects three parks. Decent enough tree cover on some to keep rain at bay.
Pretty smooth for the trails I've been on here. A good mix of parks, neighborhood, and through some foresty bits. Fun hills to slalom or speed down, only slightly less fun on the way back up. Not worth skating south of Tigard, as the trail conditions quickly degrade with narrow, steep hills behind backyards, and it ends in a neighborhood, so not even worth all the effort.
I found this trail on this app, and since I did it has brought me so much joy! It’s relatively flat and the asphalt is quite smooth (with a few exceptions) so whether you want to bike, run, rollerblade, skateboard, or something else, this path should meet your needs. I go almost everyday and can’t foresee that habit changing until the cold weather sets in and gets prohibitive for rolling outdoor adventures.
I have lived in the Tualatin / Tigard area for 40 years and have walked and biked portions of this trail but never knew it linked so easily for 10+ miles. Yesterday I rode it with two of my favorite people From Tualatin Community Park to Garden Home. Had a great visit and coffee at the Starbucks at the end of the trail. And the rode back. Wonderful Trip!
Might be because there are not great paved trails around or its just not that much of an 'in' thing in the PNW.
Better than anything else close by, as its relatively flat terrain which is good for skaters of all skill levels but being able to stop is a must.
Hard to navigate at times as the trail breaks off/disjointed by 210 and 217, so had to check it out during multiple trips.
Fast trail in tight quarters to begin if you start off at the trailhead by Garden Home Rec Center off Oleson Rd, making it a decent workout on the way back.
Some rough area of pavement towards to south end of the trail and bridges to negotiate. Nice peaceful areas as well as nice shade.
Hope this helps if you're a inline skater.
Nice paved trail but can be closed/rerouted due to high water in a few sections from fall to spring or after a heavy rain shower.
I ride this trail 3-4 times a week. It is my go to trail for exercise on my bike. The trail is fairly flat.
After heavy rain, some of the trail can become flooded. So taking a detour to avoid standing water, into a neighborhood, may be necessary.
There is a Frisbee golf course along part of the trail, and lots of parks with playground equipment. So this trail can become very congested at times, so watch your speed, and let people know when you are passing.
There are a couple of spots where the trail ends and starts again, so you have to use surface streets to connect them, not a huge deal, but worth noting. Check it out on Google maps and you will see what I'm talking about.
All in all a great trail to ride/run/have fun on!!!
This is a nice long, mostly flat, trail if you need to rack up some running miles it's a great option. Downside is that it's quite exposed to the sun and there is very limited plant life along the away making it really hot and dry during the summertime (BRING H2O, there are many children's parks on the route but no water fountains for some reason).
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