Downtown Waterfront Loop
A mostly flat Willamette River loop using Waterfront Park, the Steel Bridge, Eastbank Esplanade, and Hawthorne Bridge.
- Distance
- 2.6 mi · Loop
- Time
- 55 min
- Surface
- Riverfront trails, bridge walkways, and a floating walkway
- Grade / hills
- Mostly flat; short ramps
Start
Salmon Street Springs, SW Salmon Street and Naito Parkway
Directions
Route
- Walk north on the Willamette Greenway Trail to the Steel Bridge.
- Cross the lower deck, turn right onto the Eastbank Esplanade, and continue to Hawthorne Bridge.
- Take the first, northernmost ramp to the bridge; do not cross under it.
- Cross west, stay right where the walkway splits, and follow the ramp down to Waterfront Park.
- Continue north to Salmon Street Springs.
Good to know
The route is mostly flat but uses short ramps to the floating Eastbank walkway and Hawthorne Bridge. Follow PBOT’s specified northernmost Hawthorne ramp rather than crossing under the bridge.