4T Trail

Trail, tram, trolley and train are the 4 T's in the trail.  I would imagine if you asked a local they would have no idea about this trail.  It was something I found online while searching for outdoorsy things to do.  I thought it was a cool way to see the city, maybe some areas we had not seen yet, get in a reasonable hike and get a free tram ride back down the hill with a great view of the Willamette River and the city.  It was all that and actually a little more.  We happened to do the loop on the same day there was a farmer’s market at the OHSU campus so we snagged a phenomenal tasting nectarine as a snack just after the hike.

The 4-Trail can be started at any point along the loop.  The four-mile hiking trail and the combined rides take between three and four hours to complete.  The trail is very well marked and I would recommend it to anyone visiting the area.

Trail marker with 4-T symbol 

View from tram car on the ride down, 1/4 of the 4-T trail

4-T Trail map

You remember Virginia is for lovers?  This is Portland's tourism and travel slogan.  Just kidding.

That evening we met up with a former colleague of mine and her husband who live in Portland.  She smartly suggested the Portland City Grill happy hour.  40 floors up in a bank building, we were treated one last incredible view of the city, the river and the still snow-capped mountains.  It was a great ending to a very lovely Portland summer day.