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The longest trail in the park is the Wildwood Trail, of which about 27 miles (43 km) is in Forest Park and about 3 miles (4.8 km) in Washington Park. [6] It is also the longest section of the 40-Mile Loop, a trail network of roughly 150 miles (240 km) reaching many parts of the Portland metropolitan area. [ 62 ]
The 40-Mile Loop is a partially completed greenway trail around and through Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.It was proposed in 1903 by the Olmsted Brothers architecture firm as part of the development of Forest Park.
The city of Portland, Oregon, has more than 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of public parks and other natural areas, [1]. Portland is home to one of the largest municipal parks in the United States, Forest Park, as well as the world's smallest park—at 61 centimetres (24 in) in diameter—Mill Ends Park.
The Stone House, also known as the Macleay Park Shelter and the Witch's Castle or Witches Castle, [1] [2] is a two-story [3] structure in Portland, Oregon's Forest Park, in the United States. Description and history
Marquam Nature Park is a 203.5-acre (82.4 ha) park, located in the gulch northeast of Marquam hill in southwest Portland, Oregon, United States. The park was acquired by Portland Parks & Recreation in 1979. [1] Marquam Nature Park is in Southwest Portland in the Tualatin Mountains, also known as the West Hills, and has several miles of hiking ...
The variety of locales and amenities of the parks reflect the diverse geography of Oregon, including beaches, forests, lakes, rock pinnacles, and deserts. The state parks offer many outdoor recreation opportunities, such as overnight camping facilities, day hiking, fishing, boating, historic sites, astronomy, and scenic rest stops and viewpoints.
The Oregon Skyline Trail was established in 1920 when a United States Forest Service team led by ranger Fredrick William Cleator explored and marked a 260-mile (420 km) route between Mount Hood and Crater Lake.
The North Umpqua Trail is a multi-use trail open for hiking, mountain biking and horse-back riding that follows the North Umpqua River in Southern Oregon, United States. The trail is about 79 miles (127 km) long. It is broken up into 12 segments, ranging from 3.5 to 13 miles (21 km) in length. The trail ranges in elevation from 800 feet (240 m ...