Difference between revisions of "Mount Tabor Hike"
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=== Hike Description === | === Hike Description === | ||
There are many routes you can take in this park. The one described here is a loop that gives the maximum elevation gain and distance, with varied scenery. | There are many routes you can take in this park. The one described here is a loop that gives the maximum elevation gain and distance, with varied scenery. | ||
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+ | Begin on the west side of the park, on 60th street. Hike up the stairs near Hawthorne and 60th to the lowest of the three reservoirs in the park. Turn right to circle south around the reservoir. These reservoirs are the source of Portland's drinking water. The water is piped down from the Bull Run Watershed on the western flanks of Mt Hood. | ||
=== Maps === | === Maps === | ||
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=== More Links === | === More Links === | ||
*[http://www.mazamas.org/your/adventure/print/C460 Mazamas Navigation Practice Course] | *[http://www.mazamas.org/your/adventure/print/C460 Mazamas Navigation Practice Course] | ||
+ | *[http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=149337 Reservoir History Brochure] | ||
=== Contributors === | === Contributors === | ||
* [[User:CFM|CFM]] (creator) | * [[User:CFM|CFM]] (creator) |
Revision as of 16:20, 8 February 2009
- Start point: 60th Ave Trailhead
- End point: Mount Tabor Summit
- Trail Log: Trail Log
- Hike Type: Loop
- Distance: 2.5 miles round trip
- Elevation gain: 400 feet
- Seasons: All
- Family Friendly: Yes
- Backpackable: No
- Crowded: Sometimes
Contents |
Hike Description
There are many routes you can take in this park. The one described here is a loop that gives the maximum elevation gain and distance, with varied scenery.
Begin on the west side of the park, on 60th street. Hike up the stairs near Hawthorne and 60th to the lowest of the three reservoirs in the park. Turn right to circle south around the reservoir. These reservoirs are the source of Portland's drinking water. The water is piped down from the Bull Run Watershed on the western flanks of Mt Hood.
Maps
Regulations or Restrictions, etc.
- Dogs must be on leash in this park.
Trip Reports
- Search Trip Reports for Mount Tabor Hike
Related Discussions / Q&A
- Search Trail Q&A for Mount Tabor Hike
Guidebooks that cover this hike
Hiking Oregon's Geology by Ellen Morris Bishop
More Links
Contributors
- CFM (creator)