We decided we wanted to place some caches to go along with the CITO event on 1/12/13 and the social gathering before hand. So here is one of those! Hope you enjoy.
Here is some history on this path.
Historical Note: Sections of the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail - from NW Bernie to SR 500 and from Fourth Plain to Devine Rd - overlap with the Discovery Trail.
This hard-surfaced, shared-use trail offers excellent opportunities for walking, biking, jogging, commuting, and viewing the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway. The trail passes through a variety of landscapes, including open grasslands and heavily wooded areas. Most of this trail is flat, providing for an easy trail experience, with the exception of steep slopes at the Bernie Rd. trailhead and approaching the 1-5 crossing.
The trail begins (or ends) at Stewart's Glen, crosses I-5 to Leverich Park and Arnold Park. The trail continues on, passing under SR-500, over Fourth Plain, past Devine Rd and the Jim Parsley Center extending to NE 90th Ave and Burton Rd.
Trailheads with off-street parking are located at the end of Bernie Drive and Fruit Valley Road in Northwest Vancouver; in Leverich Park, off of Devine Rd. south of NE 18th St.; and also off of Andersen Rd. south of NE 18th St.
Discovery Trail, Stewart Glen
The first section is a hard-surfaced, shared-use trail beginning at the mouth of Burnt Bridge Creek at Fruit Valley and NW Bernie Drive. It meanders east, through thick forests and grass bottomlands, over two bridges to Hazel Dell Avenue. The portable restroom at the trailhead is open April 1 through October 31.Trail Map (pdf)
Discovery Trail, Leverich Park to Bagley Park
The hard-surfaced, shared-use trail connecting these two community parks begins at the NW corner of Leverich Park. It runs along Burnt Bridge Creek and through the forests and grasslands of Arnold Park, crossing St. Johns Road and following Nicholson Road to Bagley Park. The trail continues past State Route 500 and on to Fourth Plain following the creek. Trail Map (pdf)
Discovery Trail, Fourth Plain to Devine Road
This section of hard-surfaced, shared-use trail follows the Bonneville Power Administration's power line through Meadow Homes Park and soccer fields, crossing 18th Street to Devine Road by way of Burnt Bridge Creek. It then meanders south down the Blandford Drive canyon from MacArthur Boulevard to Evergreen Boulevard. There is no off-street trailhead for this section of trail. The Burnt Bridge Greenway Trail also continues eastward along the creek past Andersen Rd and NE 86th Ave to end just west of NE 90th Ave at Burton Rd. There are restrooms at Devine Road, which are open from April 1 to October 31. Trail Map (pdf)