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.
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| Trail marker with 4-T symbol |
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| View from tram car on the ride down, 1/4 of the 4-T trail |
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| 4-T Trail map |
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| 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.
