Portland Area Hiking Groups

Please contact the Mazamas Mountaineering Center with any updates or changes to the information on this page.

Columbia River Orienteering Club (CROC)
The outdoor group with the best acronym!  CROC organizes orienteering events for beginner through advanced levels, year round.  A great way to stay fit and practice navigation.
web:  http://www.croc.org
phone:  (503) 261-1493

Trails Club of Oregon
Hiking and biking events throughout the year. Guests are welcome.
web: http://www.trailsclub.org
phone: (503) 233-2740

Oregon Nordic Club
Events every weekend and some in the middle of the week. Interested guests are welcome.
web:  http://www.onc.org
phone:  503-255-0832

Native Plant Society of Oregon offers free wildflower hikes. Non-members and beginners welcome. Learn plant ID, plant lore, and great places to see flowers. For schedule, see their Web site at http://www.npsoregon.org under “Calendar,” subheading “Portland.”

Valley Volkswalkers Walking club
Events regularly and weekly.
web: http://www.walkoregon.org/clublist.htm
phone: 1-800-830-WALK.

Chinook Trail Club
Hiking and conservation club.
web: http://www.chinooktrail.org/
email:

Racewalkers Northwest
Walking events every weekend in Portland starting at 8am
web: http://members.tripod.com/racewalknw/
email:
phone: 503- 256-2916

Friends of the Gorge
http://www.gorgefriends.org

Multnomah Athletic Club
Walking events six days a week. Start times are as follows: Monday 5:30am, Tuesday through Friday 6:00am, Saturday 7:30am.

Portland Marathon
A useful web site for those walking for the goal of walking either the 10K Mayor’s Walk in Portland or to walk the entire 28 mile Portland Marathon.
web: http://www.portlandmarathon.org/