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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 Springwater Trail, part of the 40-Mile Loop, crosses over McLoughlin Boulevard (Oregon Route 99E) near Sellwood. 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.
Swiftwater Park near Glide Oregon: Digit Point Trailhead near Chemult Oregon: follows the Umpqua River; 11 segments mostly in undeveloped forest, connects to Pacific Crest Trail on the eastern end. Northville-Placid Trail: 138.4 [14] 223 New York: Northville: Lake Placid: North-south low-elevation trail through the Adirondack Park (begin 1922 ...
The trail was envisioned in 1959 by Samuel N. Dicken, a University of Oregon geography professor, approved in 1971 by the Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council and developed and managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as part of the state park system of Oregon. [1] The official coastal guide gives a length of 382 miles (615 km).
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Hoyt Arboretum is a public park in Portland, Oregon, which is part of the complex of parks collectively known as Washington Park.The 189-acre (76 ha) arboretum is located atop a ridge in the Tualatin Mountains two miles (3.2 km) west of downtown Portland.
It comprises 241.45 acres (97.71 hectares) of city parkland that has been officially designated as "Washington Park" by the City of Portland, [1] as well as the adjacent 64-acre (26 ha) Oregon Zoo and the 153-acre (62 ha) Hoyt Arboretum, which together make up the area described as "Washington Park" on signs and maps. [2] The park has 4 primary ...