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Print Friendly MapThe developing Westside Trail in Portland's western suburbs will be a 25-mile paved, multi-use path between the Willamette River to the north and the Tualatin River to the south. Currently, 8 miles are complete with much of the route transversing a scenic Bonneville Power utility corridor.
The trail will be a recreational gem, connecting many parks, including Tualatin Hills Nature Park and the 5,000-acre Forest Park. Along the way, trail-goers will have views of woodlands, wetlands, native prairie grasses, and wildflowers. Bird watching and wildlife spotting promise to be popular past times.
The Westside Trail will also serve as an important alternative transportation corridor through a heavily populated and fast-growing portion of Washington County, including the communities of Hillsboro, Beaverton and Tigard. TriMet's MAX Blue Line will provide commuters with easy access to the trail via light rail.
Parking is available in Tualatin Hills Nature Park (15655 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton) at the north end of the trail.
You can also access the trail via light rail on TriMet's MAX Blue Line; get off at the Merlo Road/SW 158th Avenue Station. The station is located at the north end of Tualatin Hills Nature Park.
Basically i went on the part of the trail near Beaverton/Nike area. Very well maintained but not very continuous. Not a lot of awesome views, lots of elevation change.
What a terrific trail! We took our e-bikes out on their maiden voyage and, boy, was I glad to have the pedal assist! There are some steep hills, and depending on your fitness level or bike type, they may be a deal-breaker. But if you’re intrepid and game, it’s a beautiful, quiet trail with great views. Both Mount Hood and Mount Saint Helens were clearly visible today. We took MAX to the Merlo/158th stop and accessed there and made it all the way down to Scholls Ferry. I’d do this one again.
The hills are steep but the scenery makes up for that. Peaceful, rolling vistas. A beautiful challenge that feels like a back country trek. I wouldn't try to bike it unless you are super fit. Some of the hills after Nora St will kick your butt just walking them..
We took our young (6yrs- 10 yr kids) family of 6 on this bike ride but the hills were too much for us! We started at the Tualatin Hills Nature Reserve and headed south.
Very beautiful and scenic, no trail traffic, but the switch backs we hit after we crossed 160th were too much. We ended up pushing bikes up the summit and then decided we had better turn back. I think we'll wait until the kids are older before we tackle this trail again.
Excellent training for hill running.
Its better than Fanno Creek Trail and the Sellwood Corridor. Barely anyone is using it yet and its has a cross country feel with some rolling hills. The hills aren't that bad. We are lucky to have this in our area.
My husband and I are leisure recreational bikers and thought this would be a nice 16 mile ride, but it was more than we were up for. There are some killer hills that we ended up pushing our bikes up. Our first clue should've been the fact that we didn't see any other bikers on this 8 mile trail - ha!
It was pretty but we were too pooped to enjoy it! But for younger bikers or bikers in better shape this would probably not be hard at all. It would be super for walking though.
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