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Running Around Portland (1979)By John Perry and Buzz Willits, photos by Ancil Nance

A route-by-route transcription of Running Around Portland (1979) by John Perry and Buzz Willits — 44 running routes around Portland, Vancouver, and the surrounding hills, with the original hand-drawn maps, photos, and turn-by-turn directions.

North Portland & Near East Side

  • Grant Park / Mt. Tabor Loop10.8 mi · difficulty 8/10
  • Rocky Butte Loop3.2 mi · difficulty 7/10
  • Oaks Park Loop2.4 mi · difficulty 2/10
  • Reed College / Eastmoreland Loop4.5 mi · difficulty 2/10
  • University of Portland / Pier Park Loop7.4 mi · difficulty 5/10
  • Delta Park Dash4.9 mi · difficulty 3/10
  • Laurelhurst Park0.82 mi · difficulty 1/10

Suburban East Side

  • Troutdale Trot6.8 mi · difficulty 7/10
  • Mt. Hood Community College Loop6.2 mi · difficulty 6/10
  • Corbett High Loop5.8 mi · difficulty 6/10
  • Glendoveer1.8 mi · difficulty 1/10
  • New Era Loop5.3 mi · difficulty 3/10

Near West Side

  • Tryon Creek Rim Trail / Center Loop
  • Tryon Creek Horse Loop3 mi · difficulty 3/10
  • Sauvie Island Loop12.5 mi · difficulty 8/10
  • Hewitt / Humphrey / Fairmont Loopdifficulty 3/10
  • Lewis & Clark Campus Loop1.8 mi · difficulty 2/10
  • Lewis and Clark / Dunthorpe Loops
  • Washington Park Loop3.6 mi · difficulty 4/10
  • Downtown River Run2.9 mi · difficulty 3/10
  • Forestry Center / Hoyt Arboretum Loop3.8 mi · difficulty 5/10
  • Macleay Park Loop3.7 mi · difficulty 5/10
  • Balch Creek / N.W. Thurman Loop3 mi · difficulty 4/10
  • Leif Erikson / Wildwood Loop9 mi · difficulty 7/10
  • Duniway Park / Terwilliger Runs5.5 mi · difficulty 3/10
  • Terwilliger / Himes Park5.6 mi · difficulty 5/10
  • PCC / Mt. Sylvania Loops

Suburban West Side

  • Hagg Lake Loop10.4 mi · difficulty 10/10
  • Lake Oswego Loop7.5 mi · difficulty 6/10
  • Olympic Fund Run6.2 mi · difficulty 4/10
  • Old River Road Run7 mi · difficulty 5/10
  • Killer Kowalski Butte10.4 mi · difficulty 10/10
  • Lawrence Loop3.6 mi · difficulty 3/10
  • Helvetia / West Union Loop11.2 mi · difficulty 9/10
  • Commonwealth Lake Loop0.7 mi · difficulty 1/10
  • Greenway Park Loop2.6 mi · difficulty 2/10
  • Town Center Tear6 mi · difficulty 4/10
  • Oak Hills Loop7 mi · difficulty 6/10

Clark County

  • Vancouver Lake Run3.4 mi · difficulty 2/10
  • Evergreen Highway Run11.8 mi · difficulty 9/10
  • Salmon Creek Loops
  • Vancouver Barracks Loop1.7 mi · difficulty 1/10

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