GRESHAM ARTS FESTIVAL WALK JULY 20, 2024 (SATURDAY) IVV CREDIT ONLY
SANCTION #: 126645 SPONSOR: East County Windwalkers LOCATION: GRESHAM CITY HALL 1333 NW EASTMAN PARKWAY GRESHAM, OR 97030 START TIME: 9:00AM – 12:00 NOON FINISH TIME: 3:00PM DISTANCE: 10 km (6.2 miles) 5 km (3.1 miles) TRAILS: (1A) ARTS FESTIVAL (downtown) 5 km (2A) BELLA VISTA PARK 5 km
This walk has two 5k loops. One walk will take you by Gresham’s Festival of the Arts, a Farmers Market, and a small portion of the Springwater Corridor. The other walk will take you through Bella Vista Park and through beautiful Gresham neighborhoods. Strollers are okay but wheelchairs may have difficulty along downtown loop (steeper hills). PRE-REGISTRATION: None AWARD: Fee for ALL participants is $4.00. Participants must register, carry, and return a start card. MISCELLANEOUS: Water will be available at start/finish. There is not a restroom at the start, but there are some along the Arts Festival route but not the Park route. Dogs are NOT ALLOWED in the area of the Arts Festival downtown loop. CHALLENGES: Challenges will be posted at the start/finish table. MORE INFO: Teresa Meisner 503-422-2967 [email protected] DIRECTIONS: 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, OR 97030.
If taking I-84 from the east or west, take Exit 13, 181st Ave. From the east, turn left onto NE 181st Ave. From the west, turn right onto NE 181st Ave. Continue on 181st Ave to E Burnside St. Turn Left on E Burnside St and follow for 3.5 miles to Eastman Parkway. Right on Eastman Parkway to City Hall.
MAX: Blue Line stop is “Gresham City Hall” (City Hall building is located next to the transit center). When you exit the MAX train, go to street, turn left, and proceed along Eastman Parkway to the end of City Hall, then left to sign in table.