Best Outdoor Adventures Near Portland, Oregon by Adam Sawyer

Author:Adam Sawyer
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781493017119
Publisher: Falcon Guides

The Hike

Begin downtown at the Central Library with the “Train” segment of the loop. Head to the westbound MAX stop at 10th and Morrison, buy yourself a day pass, and hop on the next train. At 260 feet below the surface, the MAX station at Washington Park is the deepest transit station in North America! Get off here and take the elevator up to the zoo parking area.

Now you get to enjoy a little trail time with a 4.1-mile hike over to OHSU. From the Washington Park MAX station, walk over to the zoo and head downhill along the sidewalk. Keep an eye out for 4T signage. You’ll encounter these helpful little signs all along the route, and always at critical trail junctions. Cross over US 26 and make a left, heading downhill. Be careful crossing here, and don’t take the unmarked bootpath that you’ll encounter first. Look for the marked Marquam Trail. Admittedly, this first section of trail isn’t all that scenic, and it takes awhile to get away from the traffic noise. But it gets you out of the city and into the trees pretty quickly, as a good trail should. After a handful of miles and some road crossings, you’ll arrive at Council Crest, the highest point in Portland proper. Believe it or not, they once crammed an amusement park on this elevated plot of land complete with roller coaster. Soak up the views and take a well-earned breather before descending into the Marquam Nature Park. The hike now becomes decidedly more scenic, with stately Douglas firs and western red cedar lining the path. Now you’re going to lose a lot of the elevation you just gained, only to claim it back with a climb up to OHSU.

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