Elk Rock Gardens Year-Round Walk - Tryon Creek State Park, Oregon

An AVA year-round walk for 2008.

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Author:	walkingguide
Date:	20 Sep 2008 9:06:29 AM
Activity:	Walking ActivitySearchWalking
State:	Oregon (OR)
Distance:	6.45 mi (Change units)
Calories:	674
Average Speed:	2.7 mph 0:22:15/mi
Duration:	Total: 2:26:52 Active: 2:23:36 Resting: 0:03:16
Elevation:	Total Gain: 705 ft Total Loss: 691 ft Net Change: 15 ft
Difficulty:	5 / 10
Tags:	portland, tryon creek state park, Oregon, Portland
Rating:	1 rating(s) Rate it

2008 Year-Round Route information
Starts at Tryon Creek State Park Visitor's Center.
Enjoy Tryon Creek State Park, then walk past mansions and down to Elk Rock Gardens (Bishop's Close) and back to Tryon Creek State Park. Great lovely walk, mostly shaded. Porta-john available at Riverdale School or at remodeling construction along the route.

The club is changing the route for 2009, but I'd recommend this one, especially in the spring.

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Dist: 6.45 mi	Points: 748	Calories: 674
Time: 2:26:52	Speed: 2.7 mph	Pace: 22:15 / mi

Points of Interest

Nontrivial Pursuit Sculpture

Location: 45.440260°, -122.674456°
"Nontrivial Pursuit" is a sculpture by Julie Lindell, installed in Tryon Creek Park as part of the Natural Cycles art series, 2008-2009. This sculpture of a giant ball of knitting yarn had everything - including a kitchen sink embedded in it.

Street of Mansions

Location: 45.431437°, -122.662010°
Nothing under $1 million, most over $2 million. Which still buys you a lot of house and property in Portland.

Elk Rock Gardens

Location: 45.439568°, -122.652268°
Wonderful gardens on the former property of the Episcopal bishop' residence. Walk on gravel paths through the gardens.

Porta-John

Location: 45.438996°, -122.656002°
Porta-John at ballfield of Riverdale School. There are no restrooms at Elk Rock Gardens. There were other construction porta-johns along Iron Mountain Road and Edgecliff Drive.

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