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.

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 ...

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.

Since the Wilderness Act of 1964, two other major expansions of wilderness in Oregon have been passed. The biggest, the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 (celebrating its 40th anniversary this year ...

Portland has many nicknames: the City of Roses, Rip City, Bridge City, and Stumptown, to name a few. If we could add one more name to the list, it would be the City of 1000 Hikes.

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 ...