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Senior Strolls
Senior Strolls walks
A program designed to offer seniors an easy, pleasant, social walking experience.
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Download a PDF file (1 mb) of the schedule of Senior Stroll walks.
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Ten Toe Express
A program of walks in the SmartTrips Southeast target area. These walks range from 2 to 5 miles long.
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Seniors on a strollSENIOR STROLLS 2009

Click here to return to SmartTrips N-NW homepage.Transportation Options is pleased to offer Senior Strolls in the SmartTrips North-Northwest Target Area. Senior Strolls is a program designed to offer seniors an easy, pleasant, social walking experience, and to give them the confidence to consider walking as a transportation option.   Strolls range from 1 to 2 miles in length. The 2009 strolls will be held in North & Northwest Portland.

 

Contact Donna Green at 503-823-6114 for more information.

  • Wednesdays -10:00 a.m.,  May 13th through October 7th

  • All strolls begin and end along TriMet routes.  Click here to use TriMet’s Trip Planner or call 503-238-7433 find the right bus for you.

  • Click on the walk (below) you want for dates and meeting location.

Senior Strolls walks
Table of Contents (Printable Version)

  May 13 --- Wallace Park/Friendly House
  May 20 --- West St. Johns
  May 27 --- Historic Northwest
  June 3 --- University of Portland
  June 10 --- Healing Garden & Trolley Barn
  June 17 --- Columbia Park
  June 24 --- Old Town Chinatown
  July 1 --- Arbor Lodge
  July 8 --- Powell's, Parks, & Pearl
  July 15 --- Pier Park
  July 22 --- NW 23rd & 21st Streets
  July 29 --- Central St. Johns
  August 5 --- NW Riverfront
  August 12 --- Peninsula Crossing Trail
  August 19 --- Lower MacLeay Park
  August 26 --- West St. Johns & Beyond
  September 2 --- Waterfront Park/Esplanade
  September 9 --- Portsmouth/New Columbia
  September 16 --- Wallace Park/Swifts Viewing
  September 23 --- Walk on Willamette
  September 30 --- Nob Hill Loop
  October 7 --- Powell's, Parks, & Pearl
  Arbor Lodge stroll map
  Powells, Parks & Pearl stroll map
  NW Riverfront stroll map
  Peninsula Crossing Trail stroll map
  Central St. Johns stroll map
  W. St. Johns and Beyond stroll map
  Portsmouth/New Columbia stroll map
  Pier Park stroll map
  NW 23RD & 21ST AVENUES stroll map
  Senior Strolls homepage
May 13 --- Wallace Park/Friendly House

Wednesday, May 13, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: NW corner of NW 23rd and Overton

Discover this lovely, tucked away neighborhood park and the multiple services offered by the Friendly House.

Distance: 1.3 miles

TriMet lines(www.TriMet.org): #77 on NW 25th, #15 on NW 23rd

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May 20 --- West St. Johns

Wednesday, May 20, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: N side of N Lombard and Philadelphia (in front of Starbucks)

Take a walk around the west side of downtown St. Johns past local shops, along Willamette Blvd., and nearby Cathedral Park.

Distance: 1.3 miles

TriMet lines(www.TriMet.org): #4, 17, 44, 75

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May 27 --- Historic Northwest

Wednesday, May 27, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: NW corner of NW Glisan and 19th

Stroll by historic homes and several beautiful religious institutions scattered around Northwest Portland.

Distance: 1.5 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #17

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June 3 --- University of Portland

Wednesday, June 3, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: Waldschmidt Hall (Admissions) parking lot, University of Portland main entrance off of Willamette Blvd.

Join us on this special stroll where, since 1901, the University of Portland has devoted itself to an education of the heart and mind.

Distance: 1.5 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #44, 35

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June 10 --- Healing Garden & Trolley Barn

Wednesday, June 10, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: West side  of NW 22nd and Marshall (Good Sam entrance)

Beginning at Good Sam's Stenzel Healing Garden, we'll stroll down past the trolley barn and back.

Distance: 1.5 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #15, 77 on NW 23rd, Streetcar, 17 on NW 21st

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June 17 --- Columbia Park

Wednesday, June 17, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: NE corner of Lombard and Woolsey

Come along on this stroll as we walk along one of Portland's oldest parks and nearby neighborhood.

Distance: 1.6 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #75

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June 24 --- Old Town Chinatown

Wednesday, June 24, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: NW corner of 1st and Davis

Re-discover Old Town Chinatown, one of downtown's oldest and richest neighborhoods.

Distance: 1.5 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): MAX, #4, 8, 10, 16, 33, 35, 44, 77 Buses on NW Everett & 2nd

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July 1 --- Arbor Lodge

Wednesday, July 1, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: NE corner of N Rosa Parks Way and Greeley

This loop will take us around Arbor Lodge Park and to the Omaha Parkway.

Distance: 1.8 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #35, 44

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July 8 --- Powell's, Parks, & Pearl

Wednesday, July 8, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: NW corner of W Burnside and 10th

Discover the many treasures the Pearl District has to offer on this stroll.

Distance: 1.7 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #20, Streetcar

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July 15 --- Pier Park

Wednesday, July 15, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: Pier Park/TriMet terminus off Lombard (just after Bruce St.)

Check out Pier Park, disc golf, the Pier pool and community gardens.

Distance: 2.2 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #44, 75

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July 22 --- NW 23rd & 21st Streets

Wednesday, July 22, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: West side of NW 22nd and Marshall (Good Sam entrance)

Do a little window shopping on this stroll as we meander around NW 23rd, NW 21st and in between.

Distance: 1.7 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #15, 77 on NW 23rd, Streetcar, 17 on NW 21st

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July 29 --- Central St. Johns

Wednesday, July 29, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: N Ivanhoe and Richmond in front of Blockbuster (SW corner)

See some of the treasures downtown St. John's has to offer on this stroll.

Distance: 2.2 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #4, 17, 44 (#75 on Lombard)

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August 5 --- NW Riverfront

Wednesday, August 5, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: NE corner of NW 1st and Davis

Stroll along the Willamette River and NW Portland in this burgeoning area of NW Portland.

Distance: 1.8 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): MAX, #4, 8, 10, 16, 33, 35, 44, 77 Buses on NW Everett & 2nd

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August 12 --- Peninsula Crossing Trail

Wednesday, August 12, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: SE corner of N Lombard and Ida

Come see this great off-road trail and some nearby parks on this stroll.

Distance: 2.4 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #75

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August 19 --- Lower MacLeay Park

Wednesday, August 19, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: SW corner of NW 29th and Thurman

Bring your hiking shoes and check out this beautiful park as we take a walk in the woods along Balch Creek. 

Distance: 2.4 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #15, #17 on NW Vaughn

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August 26 --- West St. Johns & Beyond

Wednesday, August 26, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: N side of N Lombard and Philadelphia (in front of Starbucks)

Take a walk in the west and north neighborhoods around downtown St. Johns.

Distance: 2.2 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #4, 15, 44, 75

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September 2 --- Waterfront Park/Esplanade

Wednesday, September 2, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: NW corner of 1st and Davis

Enjoy our riverfront along this NW Portland stroll.

Distance: 2.6 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #4, 8, 10, 16, 33, 35 44, 77 on NW Everett and 2nd Ave, MAX

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September 9 --- Portsmouth/New Columbia

Wednesday, September 9, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: NE corner of N Lombard and Portsmouth

Stroll through the Portsmouth neighborhood and see the New Columbia neighborhood and recently renovated University Park Community Center.

Distance: 2.6 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #75 on Lombard and #35 on Portsmouth

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September 16 --- Wallace Park/Swifts Viewing

Wednesday, September 16, 6:00 pm

Meeting Place: NW corner of NW 25th and Raleigh

Stroll around this lovely northwest neighborhood and return to Wallace Park in time to watch the Vaux Swifts.

Distance: 1.4 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #77 on NW 25th, #15 on NW 23rd

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September 23 --- Walk on Willamette

Wednesday, September 23, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: SW corner of N Greeley and Ainsworth

Walk along beautiful homes on this stroll along a portion of Willamette Blvd.

Distance: 2.0 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org):#35

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September 30 --- Nob Hill Loop

Wednesday, September 30, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: Civic Plaza, SW 18th and Morrison

Join this stroll led by author Laura Foster as she shares the colorful history of this NW Portland neighborhood.

Distance: 2.6 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org, #15, 51, #20 on Burnside, MAX):MAX

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October 7 --- Powell's, Parks, & Pearl

Wednesday, October 7, 10:00 am

Meeting Place: NW corner of W Burnside and 10th

Discover the many treasures the Pearl District has to offer on this stroll.

Distance: 1.7 miles

TriMet lines (www.TriMet.org): #20, Streetcar

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Arbor Lodge stroll map
Download (PDF Document, 103kb)
Powells, Parks & Pearl stroll map
Download (PDF Document, 118kb)
NW Riverfront stroll map
Download (PDF Document, 99kb)
Peninsula Crossing Trail stroll map
Download (PDF Document, 103kb)
Central St. Johns stroll map
Download (PDF Document, 166kb)
W. St. Johns and Beyond stroll map
Download (PDF Document, 99kb)
Portsmouth/New Columbia stroll map
Download (PDF Document, 134kb)
Pier Park stroll map
Download (PDF Document, 95kb)
NW 23RD & 21ST AVENUES stroll map
Download (PDF Document, 73kb)
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