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Rooster Rock, Oregon.
View from Tunnel Point, off of Interstate 84, Portland, Oregon.
Image taken October 10, 2004.
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Rooster Rock to Chanticleer Road ...
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The Rooster Rock to Chanticleer Road, also known as the "Rooster Rock Wagon Road", started at the railway station at Rooster Rock (near the Cannery) and wound it's way up the basalt cliffs to the Chanticleer Inn at Chanticleer Point. Today this is the location of the Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint. Patrons of the Inn would arrive at Rooster Rock by boat or train, and then walk or ride up the steep, unpaved road.
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History ...
"Early train travelers could take a shuttle and brave a winding road from the base of the cliff to the inn. Portions of that road still exist. The upper end of it can be accessed only by hikers from the western side of the parking lot. Several vistas are available for those taking the time to walk the existing portion of the road which is passable for eight tenths of a mile from the park."
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Portland Women's Forum State Park website, 2014.
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Rooster Rock to Chanticleer Point, 1927 and 1944 ...
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Map detail, Rooster Rock to Chanticleer Point road, Multnomah County, 1927, Metsker Maps.
Source: "HistoricalMapWorks.com" website.
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Map detail, Rooster Rock to Chanticleer Point road, Multnomah County, 1944, Metsker Maps.
Source: "HistoricalMapWorks.com" website.
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The Road Today ...
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Many parts of the old road can be hiked today. The upper trailhead begins at the northwest end of the Portland Women's Forum Viewpoint, behind the closed gate. It proceeds downslope to Rooster Rock. As of April 2014, Oregon State Parks is considering reviving the old road, repairing destroyed or missing sections, and turning it into an "historical" hiking trail.
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Views along the Old Road ...
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Rooster Rock to Chanticleer Road, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint, Oregon.
View of Road less than 0.1 mile from trailhead at Chanticleer Point.
Image taken July 7, 2014.
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Rooster Rock to Chanticleer Road, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint, Oregon.
View of Road approximately 0.13 miles from trailhead at Chanticleer Point, with Vista House and Devil's Rest in the distance.
Image taken July 7, 2014.
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View, Rooster Rock to Chanticleer Road, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint, Oregon.
First "viewpoint", about 0.13 miles downhill from trailhead at Chanticleer Point.
Image taken July 7, 2014.
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From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...
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