Category Archives: Hiking

Monday, February 17, 2020 Distance 5.0 miles Elevation Gain 921 feet Route Type Out & Back Driving Distance: 16mi (23min) East to Forest Park Difficulty: Easy Tier: 3 Review: Another Forest Park hike and still so cool that you can appreciate nature like this so close to home. My favorite thing about this hike isContinue reading “Lower Macleay Trail”

Sunday, March 1, 2020 Distance 5.4 miles Elevation Gain 1017 feet Route Type Loop Driving Distance: 12mi (22min) East to Forest Park Difficulty: Easy Tier: 3 Review: Fabulous, nearby hike. It’s easy to get to, and the drive in the fancy forest park neighborhoods is pretty neat. The hike was pretty muddy and well-trafficked. ThereContinue reading “Wildwood, Maple, Fireland, Nature Loop”

Distance 7+ miles Elevation Gain 751 feet Route Type Out & Back Driving Distance: 17mi (25min) East to Portland Difficulty: Easy Tier: 3 Review: Trail running! It gets pretty muddy in the winter, but it’s a really nice trail for running long distances. Easy to park along Thurman, run the trail, and then walk toContinue reading “Leif Erickson Trail”

Date: December 15, 2019 Distance 7.5 miles Elevation Gain 1,587 feet Route Type Loop Driving Distance: 47mi (54min) Northeast to Washington side of the Gorge Difficulty: Easy Tier: 3 Review: The trail was a little strange. It started off along the road, with some road noise. The highlight was supposed to be the views ofContinue reading “Cape Horn Trail”

Date: January 1, 2020 Distance 6.2 miles Elevation Gain 954 feet Route Type Out & Back Driving Distance: 30min via the MAX Difficulty: Easy-Medium Tier: 2 Review: We took the MAX to the Washington Park stop and walked to Hoyt Arboretum. We took the Redwood Trail until it ended. Eventually we saw a sign forContinue reading “Wildwood Trail to Pittock Mansion”

Date: January 11, 2020 Distance 7.6 miles Elevation Gain 1,194 feet Route Type Loop Driving Distance: 63mi (1.5hr) South to Silverton Difficulty: Easy Tier: 1 Review: Silver Falls State Park is very nice with well-kept trails. The parking lot is huge, but was already beginning to fill up by the time we ended the hike.Continue reading “Trail of Ten Falls”

Date: December 7, 2019 Distance 11.4 miles Elevation Gain 1,676 feet Route Type Out & Back Driving Distance: 66mi (1.5hr) East towards Mt. Hood Difficulty: Medium – started out easy and ended with all the elevation Tier: 1 Review: We really liked this hike. Top tier! It starts off very easy with both uphills andContinue reading “Salmon River Trail”

Date: November 3, 2019 Distance 4.5 miles Elevation Gain 1,791 feet Route Type Out & Back Driving Distance: 61 mi (1.25 hr) Northwest on way to Cannon Beach Difficulty: Medium Tier: 1 Review: This is definitely one our top hikes. The views are top notch all throughout the hike, from trailhead to summit. While itContinue reading “Saddle Mountain”

Date: August 4, 2019 Distance 4.7 miles Elevation Gain 1,591 feet Route Type Loop Driving Distance: 42mi (54min) East along The Columbia River Gorge Difficulty: Medium Tier: 2 Review: Why a tier 2 hike? The traffic was a bit loud when we started the hike. It starts at Multnomah Falls, so there are a lotContinue reading “Wahkeena Falls”

Date: November 10, 2019 Distance 4.5 miles Elevation Gain 1,476 feet Route Type Out & Back Driving Distance: 41mi (45min) East to the Gorge Difficulty: Easy Tier: 3 Review: We did this hike in thick fog. To give it a fair rating, we need to do it on a day where we can appreciate theContinue reading “Angel’s Rest”