Hike Portland
Forest Park is in your backyard. The Columbia River Gorge is 30 minutes east. Mount Hood is an hour away. Portland is one of the best-positioned cities in the country for hiking.
Forest Park's Wildwood Trail — 30 miles, entirely within city limits — is one of the longest urban trail systems in the US. You can pick it up from multiple trailheads along NW Thurman Street and spend anywhere from an hour to a full day without retracing your steps.
Thirty minutes east, the Columbia River Gorge is a National Scenic Area with some of the most dramatic trail scenery in the Pacific Northwest. Multnomah Falls is the most-visited natural attraction in Oregon — a 620-foot waterfall accessible via a short paved path or a longer trail to the top. Angel's Rest, Dog Mountain, and the Eagle Creek Trail are all within an hour of Portland and offer serious elevation and reward.
For something closer and quieter, Tryon Creek State Natural Area sits entirely within Portland's southwest city limits — 8 miles of trails through a riparian forest that most tourists never find.
A curated hiking guide — with difficulty ratings, trailhead access, and seasonal notes — is coming to Good PDX.