Williamette Jetboat Excursions–Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint, 6 lakes
2.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 58 min
Williamette Jetboat Excursions–Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint, 6 lakes is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near East Portland, OR. The route passes Poet's Beach, Williamette Jetboat Excursions, Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint and 2 more. It is mostly level, with 57 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, 6 lakes
2.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 58 min
Elevation 7–41 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.50779, -122.66447
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 8% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Southeast Water/OMSI stop 122 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Poet's Beach.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Williamette Jetboat Excursions.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Hawthorne Bridge, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Morrison Bridge, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Willamette Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Skidmore Fountain.
- 50 ftPass Bill Naito Legacy Fountain.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Northwest Couch Street, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Willamette Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Williamette Jetboat Excursions, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northwest Couch Street, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Willamette Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Morrison Bridge, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hawthorne Bridge, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Southeast Water/OMSI stop 122 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint–Poet's Beach, 4 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Waterfront Park Viewpoint–Williamette Jetboat Excursions, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade Viewpoint–Williamette Jetboat Excursions, 5 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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