Best Easy Day Hikes Portland, Oregon

by Lizann Dunegan

Overview

The Best Easy Day Hikes series are handy, pocket-size guides for day hikers in America's most popular outdoor destinations. Each guide describes approximately 20-30 easy-to-follow, scenic trails in and around national parks, cities and urban areas, and popular outdoor destinations across America. With hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, these guidebooks are for everyone, including families.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762784721
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2014
Series:	Best Easy Day Hikes Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	625,128
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Lizann Dunegan is a freelance writer and photographer whose other FalconGuides include Hiking Oregon and Hiking the Oregon Coast. She lives in Portland.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	1
	Weather	1
	Preparing for Your Hike	2
	Day Hiking Checklist	4
	Trail Regulations/Restrictions	5
	Trail Contacts	5
	Zero Impact	7
	The Hikes
1.	Hoyt Arboretum Loop	11
2.	Lower Macleay Park to Pittock Mansion	16
3.	Wild Cherry-Alder Loop	19
4.	Eastbank Esplanade-Tom McCall Waterfront Park Loop	23
5.	Marquam Nature Park to Council Crest	28
6.	Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge	32
7.	Oak Island	36
8.	Warrior Rock Lighthouse	40
9.	Mount Tabor	43
10.	Powell Butte	49
11.	Tryon Creek State Park	54
12.	Hagg Lake	58
13.	Minto-Brown Island Park	61
14.	Willamette Mission State Park	65
15.	Silver Falls State Park	68
16.	Clackamas River Trail	72
17.	Riverside Trail	76
18.	Larch Mountain Crater-Sherrard Point	80
19.	Latourell Falls	83
20.	Bridal Veil Falls	87
21.	Elowah Falls-Upper McCord Creek Falls	91
22.	Wahclella Falls	94
23.	Eagle Creek	98
24.	Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail	103
25.	Deschutes River State Park Trail	108
26.	Lost Lake Loop	112
27.	Mirror Lake Loop	115
28.	Salmon River	118
	About the Author	122