Travel & Outdoors Beautiful fall hikes close to Portland that you should be checking out right now Updated: Oct. 11, 2024, 7:44 a.m. | Published: Oct. 11, 2024, 7:30 a.m.

Here’s a list of some of the best backyard hikes near the biggest cities in the Willamette Valley. These are hikes typically are accessible within 10-20 minutes of places such as Portland, Salem ...

Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 16 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. He can be reached at [email protected] or (503) 399-6801.

Try the iconic Pittock Mansion Hike from Lower Macleay Park, a five mile out-and-back journey that ranks as one of the best hikes in town, or the Maple Trail, which winds through the center of the ...