Tickle Creek Trail goes from west of Hwy 211 to 362nd in Sandy and provides a great option to get across town.

Tickle Creek Trail is a hidden gem in the middle of residential neighborhoods. The trail crew was not used to accessing the trail work on a sidewalk.

After flagging the trail alignment, we brushed the trail corridor.

There are 5 large (40'+) bridges on Tickle Creek. We flew stringers for 3 of the bridges in with a helicopter to protect the surrounding forest.

The helicopter was able to fly the stringers and drop them into a forest opening. A neighborhood was about 400 feet away.

We flew the stringers from the public works yard to the trail a short distance, closing the road while the helicopter crossed. Nancy Enabnit, Community Services Director helped flag traffic.

Gene worked on the Government Camp Trails as well as Tickle Creek Trails. He is excellent at building trails while protecting the environment.

I lined out retired Police Chief Fred Punzel to serve as trail crew leader for a group of high school students working through the summer.

We recruited several students from the High School's Hispanic Club to work on the trail.

This is the trail entrance sign for the trailhead on the east end of the trail.

The bridges are numbered to help the public using the trail.

"Putting a bow on it" (finishing the trail) and cutting the ribbon is rewarding for all involved!

The bridges are made with treated wood stringers and cedar decking, posts and rails. There is running board installed (easily replaced) to make the decking last longer.

There are old notched stumps from the turn of the century as well as large nurse logs along the trail. The packed gravel trail is open to hikers and bikers.

Kids love the creek, the large old trees, the down logs, and the wildlife you can see along the trail.

The trail winds through a forest of large cedars, notched stumps from the turn of the century, and nearby salmon bearing Tickle Creek - surrounded, but hidden from neighborhoods!