Oregon NeighborWalks: The Farewell Tour

The 2025 NeighborWalks series is gearing up.

Registration now open!

#WeAreWalkingHere

From the North to the South, East to West, join us for our 11^th and final season of NeighborWalks. NeighborWalks has been a collaborative community walking program brought to you by AARP Oregon, with the vision of getting more people walking every day for health, transportation, environment, and sense of community. Each walk is approximately two hours long and developed and led by AARP volunteer leaders. Join us for these intergenerational walks as we celebrate a community for all ages and abilities! Participants must register separately for each walk. Here's a video playlist of past walks!

Note that only trained service animals are allowed on walks. If the predicted high temperature for the day, according to AccuWeather, is 100 degrees or more, the walk will be canceled or rescheduled.

2025 NeighborWalks Schedule

Hey Listen it’s Glisan Landing
Wednesday, May 21 | 10:00 AM | 2.1 miles
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Learn about the new housing for vulnerable populations at Glisan Landing, check out the Giraffe House and much more.

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Bee Good in Brentwood

Wednesday, June 18 | 10:00 AM | 2.1 miles

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Walk to the Green Thumb school gardens, loop around this SE neighborhood at the southern edge of the Portland City limits, viewing sidewalk and housing infill. Visit the community gardens and Green Thumb Orchard. Return with a stroll through Brentwood Park.

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A Walk in the Park Among the Giants

Wednesday, July 16 | 10:00 AM | 2 miles

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Walk to the pedestrian bridge connection to Chimney Park. Overlook Chimney Park and the reclaimed landfill which is now the St. John’s Prairie. Discuss recent and proposed changes to the parks and a connection from Pier Park to the prairie and a 40-mile walking route through North Portland. Meander along the path through the giant trees of the Pier Park, past the pool, through this early Portland neighborhood and back to the start point.

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Marylhurst -- A Century in the Making

Wednesday, August 13 | 10:00 AM | 1.8 miles

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Join us for a walk through the scenic, historic campus and home of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM). The fascinating history will be shared, beginning with the Sisters' arrival in Portland in 1859. We will learn about the evolution of the property since the early 1900s, when it was initially an orphanage. Over time the property was developed to include a convent for the Sisters and a Normal school that became a university. More recently a continuing care retirement community was established, and now includes affordable housing for families with children.

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NeighborWalks Finale – Powell Memories

Wednesday, September 17 | 10:00 AM | 2.25 miles

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Walk through Ed Benedict Park, learn about the TriMet Service Center, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management facility, neighborhood schools, community gardens and playgrounds, and wrap up our NeighborWalks program at the Portland Memory Garden.

Interested in other walking opportunities in the Portland area?

· Upcoming Events – Oregon Walks

· Walks – SWTrails PDX

· Portland City and Trail Walking Meetup Group | Meetup

· Street Rambles | Mazamas

· Portland Sunday Parkways | Portland.gov

· Suggested walks around Portland | Portland.gov

· AARP Virtual NeighborWalks – Oregon Walks


Interested in participating in other AARP activities?

· AARP Oregon