Williamette Jetboat Excursions–Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint, 5 lakes
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Williamette Jetboat Excursions–Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint, 5 lakes is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Portland, OR. The route passes Skidmore Fountain, Bill Naito Legacy Fountain, Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint and Poet's Beach before reaching Williamette Jetboat Excursions at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Williamette Jetboat Excursions–Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint, 5 lakes
2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min
Elevation 7–53 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Northwest Couch Street · 45.52396, -122.67034
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 8% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Northwest Naito Parkway & Couch stop 40 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Northwest Couch Street, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Skidmore Fountain.
- 50 ftPass Bill Naito Legacy Fountain.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Willamette Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Morrison Bridge, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hawthorne Bridge, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Poet's Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Williamette Jetboat Excursions, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Hawthorne Bridge, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Morrison Bridge, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Willamette Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Northwest Couch Street, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Northwest Naito Parkway & Couch stop 40 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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