Angora Hiking Club

Steep ascent on mostly city streets with about 600 feet elevation gain. Round trip about 2½ miles. There might be some muddy sections as we go through the college. Be dressed and shod for the weather and terrain. Meet for coffee before/after.

Please RSVP Eric Wheeler - ericwheeler2@gmail.com;
608-797-7753

2.38 miles, 2 hours 16 minutes, 732 feet elevation gain

1.51 miles, 1 hour 56 minutes, 150 feet elevation gain

7.87 miles, 3 hour 20 minutes, 960 feet elevation gain

5.29 miles, 2 hour 37 minutes, 784 feet elevation gain

4.70 miles, 3 hours 29 minutes, 613 feet elevation gain

We will convene at 1 pm at the Trolley Stop in front of the Barbey Maritime Center (formerly the Astoria Railroad Depot) and walk 1.2 miles along Riverwalk to Pier 39. We will be joined there by Floyd Holcom, owner of Pier 39, and Peter Marsh, director of the Hanthorn Cannery Museum. This promises to be a lively discussion that addresses the role of entrepreneurship, tenacity and vision in preserving historic structures on the waterfront and creating an enduring enterprise that is economically viable and contributes to the community. See this article published recently in Our Coast Weekend for more background.

There is no limit to the group size. Please RSVP to Deborah Howe at 503-432-1255 or - dhowe@temple.edu.

12.0 miles, 6 hours 8 minutes, 935 feet elevation gain

We walked north from Smith Creek Village to South Falls,
then hiked the Canyon Trail to North Falls and returned
via the Rim Trail. Note the GPS signal lost under the
North Falls basalt overhang.

6¼ miles round trip, 2½ hours

We will meet with Meg at the Columbia River Maritime Museum storage facility to go inside the museum’s archive of maritime artifacts. Meg will share information about the acquisition, cataloging, storage, variety and types of artifacts. She can also talk about artifacts that will move from storage and into Mariner’s Hall when the new building is completed.

8.32 miles, 3 hours 31 minutes, 290 feet elevation gain

We begin the hike at Council Crest Park (elevation 1,071 feet) in Portland because the parking is free and easy. Entering "Council Crest Park" in Google Maps will have you exit Hwy 26 at MP 71 - Sylvan Exit, then guide you the rest of the way.

We hiked down Marquam and Shadyside trails to the Marquam Shelter where we ate lunch, then up Connor Trail to OHSU. The OHSU Tram ride costs $8 round trip, so we rode the Tram down and back up again, then walked down to the trolley following the MAP shown here. Fare for the Tram is paid by tapping a card with a chip and then using the QR code on the ticket to open an entrance gate. Trolley fare is paid once on-board by tapping a chipped card again – this time no paper ticket is issued – a database somewhere records that you paid $2 for 2½ hours and remembers you when you tap before getting on a Red or Blue MAX train going to Hillsboro. We got off the light rail train at the Washington Park Station in the middle of the tunnel and rode an elevator 256 feet up to the surface in front of the Portland Zoo. We then completed our circular trip back to the Council Crest Summit. On the drive back to Astoria, a wrong turn was taken, so we ended up in downtown Portland and took I-5 north to Longview and Hwy 30 to Astoria. To retrace your way back to Astoria, consult this MAP to drive by the Hilltop Chevron Station.

5 hours 40 minutes, 7.28 miles, elevation gain 850 feet.

Name the nine bridges over the Willamette River.

3.68 miles, 1 hours 59 minutes, 47 feet elevation gain