Portland: Takena Landing Park
This 3.6-mile dayhike is a fast way to get your wildlife fix: birds strut the riverside, deer hide in the cedars, and beavers build elaborate dams.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 2.9
Waypoints
TLT001
Location: 44.6403656005859, -123.107536315918
Head E from parking lot
TLT002
Location: 44.6401481628418, -123.106063842773
Pass under highway on paved path. Trail is marked with Eagle Scout sign. Trail turns to dirt after trailhead sign
TLT003
Location: 44.6402320861816, -123.103103637695
Roll through cedars and oaks with a berry-rich understory as you hug the riverside. Good places to launch a canoe, swim, or fish
TLT004
Location: 44.6413650512695, -123.09895324707
Short incline. Eddies swirl and waterfowl fi sh in the Willamette River
TLT005
Location: 44.6417350769043, -123.097236633301
Straight @ 4-way. Faint trail on L leads to wood RR trestle
TLT006
Location: 44.6431999206543, -123.091819763184
Keep straight past small inlet; thick understory on both sides of trail
TLT007
Location: 44.6432342529297, -123.091682434082
Straight @ 4-way; woods grows thicker
TLT008
Location: 44.645149230957, -123.085151672363
Drop into ravine. Note: Water level can be calf deep during spring (bring gaiters)
TLT009
Location: 44.646900177002, -123.080146789551
Great blue herons feast along the Willamette River
TLT010
Location: 44.6479148864746, -123.078987121582
End @ large beaver dam. Return to trailhead
