2011 Hedges Creek 10K Rated 1+ – Stamp #1431

Restrooms/water at start/finish and 3.5K and 8.5 K. No wheelchairs, jogging strollers okay.
WOC – Arches, Golf Courses, Pioneer Churches, Counties (Washington), Water Holes and
Waterways
National Programs: Cemetery Stroll, Museums, Historic Churches,
Railroad Heritage (PNWR – Portland & Western RR, Native American Culture
(Tualatin/Atfalati Indians),
American Authors (“Tualatin – From the Beginning” by Loyce Martinazzi and Karen Lafky
Nygaard)

1. R out of Haggen, walk in front of 16. Continue along walk path

stores to Starbucks.
2. R through breezeway at Starbucks.
3. Cross Starbucks’ outside patio
area and continue onto walkway
that takes you across wooden
bridge over Hedges Creek.
Wetlands will continue on your
right.
4. Continue on walkway to gravel
path on L.
5. L on gravel path around Sweek
Pond (to your right) & cross
wooden bridge.
6. Continue on same gravel path
until first building on left and walk
to front of building. This is the
Tualatin Heritage Center. Note #1
7. Facing road (Sweek Dr.) in front
of Heritage Center, go L on road’s
sidewalk.
8. R onto 90th Ave.
9. Cross Tualatin Rd., then L on
Tualatin Rd.
10. R on Cheyenne Way. L on
Pawnee Path.
11. L on Chippewa Trail.
12. R on Tualatin Rd. for 1 block.
13. R on Shasta Trail. L on
Wasco Way. R on Jurgens..
14. At stop sign, Cross Jurgens
and then cross Hazelbrook.
15. Enter Jurgens Park, go to
brick building next to parking lot
ahead (3.5K, restrooms).
Instructions #19 through 23 will
direct you around the edge of this
park to see it all.
ahead to tennis courts, keep grass
sports field on your left.
17. Continue along walk path
between basketball court and grass
sports field.
18. R on gravel path past
basketball court.
19. Continue on gravel path
around edge of park, keeping field
to your left and a fence, then the
Tualatin River, then a fence again
to your right. You can detour down
the steep boat ramp when you
reach the river to see the floating
dock and the river, Washington
County’s one and only.
20. Straight onto concrete walk
path to finish park circuit.
21. Return to Hazelbrook Rd.
which you crossed to come into
park, along walk path of your
choice.
22. R on Hazelbrook.
23. L on 105th. R on Starr Dr.
(unmarked here). L on 106th.
24. L on Tualatin Rd. to first
crosswalk, just before Teton Ave.
25. Cross Tualatin Rd., L to
continue on Tualatin Rd.
26. R into Winona Cemetery and
follow gravel road as it turns left.
Note # 2
27. R on Tualatin Rd. to stoplight.
28. L to cross road and continue
on Tualatin Rd.
29. R on 90th after crossing drive
into Country Club.
30. Cross Sweek. L on Sweek to
walk on R side of Sweek.
 31. Pass Tualatin Heritage
Center and police station.
32. Cross Tualatin Rd. at
crosswalk just past police station,
crossing to Tualatin Animal Clinic.
Note #3
33. L to 86th Ave., Quick R on
86th , Note #4
34. R at Cherokee to asphalt
walk path which soon takes a right
angle turn. Note #5
35. L at end of asphalt walk path
to cross railroad tracks.
36. Immediate L to enter
Tualatin City Park on unmarked
road.
37. Walk under railroad trestle
to enter marked concrete bike
path.
38. R just before pedestrian
bridge over Tualatin River, onto
trail through woods.
39. Continue on trail until you
leave the woods, keeping Tualatin
River on your left. Ignore side
trails.
40. Go straight to pass under
railroad trestle, continue
through across small lot past boat
ramp on L, and through park on
walk path, keeping Tualatin River
on your left. (Restroom by play
area, at 8.5K)
41. L on asphalt path past play
area, towards the low buildings.
Keep the river on your left. When
you see the first building ahead,
with a big W on the chimney…
42. Pass to right of this
community building to parking lot.
43. Cross parking lot, left on
walk path,
44. Quick right to cross Hedges
Creek on wooden bridge and
continue ahead road which is
Boones Ferry (unmarked here).
Hedges Creek joins the Tualatin
River not far from here.
45. R on Boones Ferry to first
crosswalk in a few yards. Cross
Boones Ferry, go L on Boones
Ferry.
46. Quick R at first unmarked
road, with Dead End sign.
Continue on sidewalk to
Commonwealth Lake.
47. L at lake and circle all the
way around lake, keeping lake on
your right.
48. Cross bridge, L just after
bridge at end of circle to return to
Boones Ferry along same sidewalk
you came in on.
49. L on Boones Ferry.
50. L at T intersection onto
Boones Ferry. Notice the white
house across the intersection
behind the hedge, and the brick
building on your corner. Note #6
51. Cross Boones Ferry at
Nyberg Rd. into Haggen parking lot
and back to start.

Note #1 The Heritage Center was previously a pioneer Methodist church located on the
corner of Boones Ferry & Tualatin-Sherwood Rd. It was moved here in 2005. The
original church was destroyed by fire in 1925 and rebuilt in 1926. Hours are 10am-2pm,
Mon-Sat.
Note #2: Daniel Boone’s great great grandson and granddaughter, John Jesse Boone
and Sonora Boone Cimino, are buried here. John Jesse gravesite – go to 4th line of graves
after curve left. His gravesite is the last one next to warehouse, next to mother, Melinda
Boone. Sonora – continue down gravel road 20’ to next small cedar tree & water faucet
on left.
Note #3: 8575 Tualatin Rd.- Tualatin Animal Clinic – ‘original Tualatin’ home.
Note #4: 18400 86th Ave.- ‘original Tualatin’ home.
Note #5: One of the oldest remaining homes of the ‘original Tualatin’ – 8570 Cherokee
St.
Note #6 The brick building on your corner was moved back about 50 yards in 2006 to
save it from demolition. It is one of the oldest buildings in Tualatin, originally Rich’s
store. Across Boones Ferry Rd. through the hedge is the Sweek House, the oldest
remaining home in the ‘original Tualatin.’ Rev. Nov. 9, 2010