21 min
Overview
Cedar Mill is a rapidly developing suburb north of Beaverton: the area was settled early and this hike takes you past a historic home associated with the 19th century mill and the small waterfall on Cedar Creek. Loops are possible on urban trails leading up North Johnson Creek and Cedar Mill Creek and, while there are some busy streets to walk along (Cornell Road, Cedar Mill Boulevard, Barnes Road), there are several quiet wooded refuges to enjoy. Walk out of the church parking lot to the 1869 John Quincy Adams Young House, which is boarded up and not open to visitors. Then, follow the sidewalk along Cornell Road to a sign announcing the Jones Mill site and the Larry Vincent Memorial Bridge, where you can get a closer look at Cedar Mill Creek and Cedar Mill Falls. The Jones Cedar Mill operated from 1855 - 1891 and was begun by John Halsey Jones and his father, Justus. In 1869, it was sold to J.Q.A. Young and William Everson. The house served as a post office and grocery store as well as a residence. The falls are not impressive but look picturesque with fall color. Cedars, maples and hazel shade the area as traffic rushes by. Keep walking along the sidewalk and cross 118th (or head in to cross the pedestrian bridge overhead), then head into the Timber Ridge apartments on the far side of 118th. Take the steps leading up and go left on a paved walk, turning right where the walk heads east along Cornell. This walk takes you above Cornell, with views across to the Cedar Mill Creek bottomlands, to a cul-de-sac. Here, keep straight up into George Foege Park. The paved trail leads across a lawn to a large pedestrian bridge over Cedar Hills Boulevard. Go right in another section of George Foege Park and descend the hill with Cedar Hills on your right. Reach the sidewalk and go left on Leahy Road, walk one block and go right on 112th Avenue. Cross Johnson Creek and head up 112th, and opposite a magnolia turn right where a right-of-way leads one block to a second large pedestrian bridge over Cedar Hills Boulevard. H
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