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Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint–Poet's Beach, 4 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint–Poet's Beach, 4 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near East Portland, OR. The route passes Poet's Beach, Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint and Skidmore Fountain before reaching Bill Naito Legacy Fountain at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 39 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southeast Stephens Street 45.50930, -122.66584
Nearest town East Portland, OR
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Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint–Poet's Beach, 4 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 39 min

Elevation 7–38 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Southeast Stephens Street · 45.50930, -122.66584

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Hawthorne Bridge stop 324 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Southeast Stephens Street, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Poet's Beach.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Hawthorne Bridge, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miPass Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Morrison Bridge, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Willamette Greenway Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miPass Skidmore Fountain.
  11. 50 ftPass Bill Naito Legacy Fountain.
  12. 500 ftReach Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Morrison Bridge, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hawthorne Bridge, heading S.
  17. 300 ftBear left onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Southeast Stephens Street, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/vera-katz-eastbank-esplanade-viewpoint-poets-beach-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:45 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawthorne Bridge stop 324 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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