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2014 Edition

The Crown-Zellerbach CZ Trail
Segment One
The "official" CZ trailhead to Chapman Landing
4 miles, 0' elevation gain, flat, well compacted or paved trail
A very easy beginners hike/stroll. There are no loop options
This trail is mostly ADA accessible except where noted

B&B Market trailhead to the West Lane trailhead
2.5 miles, 0' elevation gain
First group: April 2, 2014
Second group: April 18, 2014

2014 RUNNING TALLY
Total miles hiked= 143.93; Total elevation gain= 8,784'

Total 2013 miles hiked= 246.55; Total elevation gain= 59,412'
Total 2012 miles hiked= 367.58; Total elevation gain= 101,161'

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Hike the Crown-Zellerbach Trail
An approximately 34 mile round trip hike
I did this in segments that started on December 16, 2010

Part one - Chapman Landing to the Nahalem Divide Summit
Part two - Nehalem Divide Summit to Pittsburg
Part three - Camp 8
Part four - The Crown-Zellerbach Nahalem Divide Trail Tunnel
Crown Zellerbach Nahalem Divide Train Tunnel (East Portal)
Crown Zellerbach Nahalem Divide Train Tunnel (West Portal)
Part five - Camp 8 to Vernonia, linking up with the
Banks-Vernonia Linear Park Trail



GETTING THERE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

So I'm back in 2014 to see how much this trail and hike has improved over the
past four years.

Segment one: Chapman Landing to the "official" CZ trailhead
Segment two: The "official" CZ trailhead to the Nahalem Divide Summit
Segment three: The Nahalem Divide Summit to Camp 8
Segment four: Camp 8 to the Vernonia trailhead
Segment five: Camp 8 to the Pittsburg trailhead
Segment six: The Nahalem Divide trail tunnel
East Portal
West Portal
Segment seven: Connecting the Banks-Vernonia and Crown-Zellerbach Trails
Segment eight: Scaponia County Park




The Crown Zellerbach Trail begins at the junction of the S-V Highway and Highway
30. However, there is no parking allowed there... an odd "oversight" by the Planners
IMHO since there is obviously room for a few cars (and many motorcycles) here.



The official trailhead is 2 miles Northwest of Route 30 and across the street from
the B&B Market. Lat. 45 47.0174 Long. 122 54.1691



















After you cross Highway 30 you are on a paved street. This is also a continuation
of the Crown Zellerbach Trail. After a short way you'll come to West Lane. The
CZ Trail then starts looking more like a hiking trail again....

Pictures above this paragraph were taken as jpg's in landscape mode.
The pictures below were shot in RAW using manual settings.





















There's no sign but this is Chapman Landing. Probably quite the hopping place
when the Shays were hauling trees down here.







That's a mighty big bird's nest.






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