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Hiking Trails to a Lake near Portland
75 hiking trails to a lake near Portland, each read off OpenStreetMap: a waterfall or viewpoint counts only where it lies on the trail itself, and length is measured along it. Alphabetical — not ranked.
Badger Lake Trail
Trailhead near Government Camp0.7 milesEasy · ~30 minutesBarrett Spur Trail #600D
Trailhead near Government Camp1.1 milesModerate · ~1.5 hoursBaskett Slough Trail
Trailhead near Dallas3.9 milesModerate · ~2.5 hoursBattle Lake Trail
Trailhead near Beaver0.6 milesEasy · ~30 minutesBear Lake Trail #413A
Trailhead near Hood River0.7 milesEasy · ~30 minutesBeaver Creek Trail
Trailhead near Troutdale1.2 milesEasy · ~60 minutesBig Fir Trail
Trailhead near Beaverton0.8 milesEasy · ~30 minutesBoulder Lake Trail
Trailhead near Government Camp2.7 milesModerate · ~2.5 hoursBoulder Lakeshore Trail #463B
Trailhead near Government Camp0.5 milesEasy · ~30 minutesBurnt Lake Trail #772, Rhododendron
Trailhead near Rhododendron2 locations4.1 milesHard · ~3.5 hoursCast Lake Trail #796
Trailhead near Rhododendron0.9 miles loopEasy · ~30 minutesCatalpa Lake Trail
Trailhead near Government Camp0.9 milesEasy · ~45 minutesChinidere Cutoff Trail #406M
Trailhead near Cascade Locks0.7 milesEasy · ~45 minutesCoffenbury Lake Trail
Trailhead near Warrenton0.5 milesEasy · ~30 minutesCooper Mountain Loop
Trailhead near Beaverton1.4 miles loopEasy · ~30 minutesCottonwood Meadows Trail #705
Trailhead near Ripplebrook2.1 milesModerate · ~2 hoursCoyote Hill Seasonal Trail
Trailhead near Hillsboro0.7 milesEasy · ~30 minutesCrescent Park Greenway (proposed segment)
Trailhead near Helvetia18.3 milesHard · ~12 hoursCrosstown Trail #755
Trailhead near Government Camp2.7 milesModerate · ~2 hoursCrown Zellerbach Trail
Trailhead near Vernonia21.8 milesHard · ~15.5 hoursWaterfallsDabblers Marsh Loop
Trailhead near Cornelius1 mileEasy · ~30 minutesDickey Creek Trail #553
Trailhead near Detroit6 milesHard · ~5 hoursDickey Lake Trail
Trailhead near Detroit1.3 milesModerate · ~1.5 hoursEagle Creek Trail
Trailhead near Cascade Locks13 milesHard · ~11 hoursWaterfallsEagle-Tanner Trail #433
Trailhead near Cascade Locks4.3 milesHard · ~4 hoursElkhorn Ridge Trail #3347
Trailhead near Gates5.4 milesHard · ~5.5 hoursFernhill Lake Loop
Trailhead near Forest Grove1.2 miles loopEasy · ~30 minutesFort to Sea Trail
Trailhead near Astoria6.2 milesModerate · ~4.5 hoursFret Creek Trail #456A
Trailhead near Government Camp2.1 milesModerate · ~2 hoursFrog Lake Butte Trail #484
Trailhead near Government Camp2.1 milesModerate · ~2 hoursGreen Point Connector Trail
Trailhead near Hood River0.7 milesEasy · ~30 minutesGuadalupe Loop
Trailhead near Lafayette3.6 miles loopModerate · ~1.5 hoursHagg Lake Trail
Trailhead near Forest Grove13.4 miles loopHard · ~5 hoursHorsehoe Saddle Trail #712
Trailhead near Idanha0.8 milesEasy · ~30 minutesK Trail
Trailhead near Keizer3.1 miles loopEasy · ~1 hourKinzel Lake Trail #665
Trailhead near Rhododendron2.2 milesModerate · ~2 hoursKopetski Trail
Trailhead near Detroit1.4 milesEasy · ~1 hourLakeshore Trail #656
Trailhead near Rhododendron3.1 miles loopEasy · ~1 hourLaurence Lake High Loop Trail #632
Trailhead near Parkdale2.9 milesModerate · ~2.5 hoursLittle Boulder Trail
Trailhead near Government Camp0.6 milesEasy · ~30 minutesLodgepole Trail #706
Trailhead near Idanha3.5 milesModerate · ~3 hoursMirror Lake Trail
Trailhead near Government Camp3.4 milesModerate · ~3 hoursMitchell Point Trail #417
Trailhead near Hood River1.8 milesModerate · ~1.5 hoursMonon Lake Trail #729
Trailhead near Idanha2.1 milesEasy · ~1.5 hoursOak Island Trail
Trailhead near Scappoose2.1 miles loopEasy · ~45 minutesOlallie Lake Trail #731
Trailhead near Idanha1.4 milesEasy · ~60 minutesOld Growth Trail #657
Trailhead near Rhododendron1 mileEasy · ~45 minutesOpal Creek Trail
Trailhead near Detroit1.3 milesEasy · ~60 minutesWaterfallsOpal Lake Trail #3372
Trailhead near Detroit0.7 milesEasy · ~30 minutesPalmateer Trail #482
Trailhead near Government Camp2.1 milesModerate · ~1.5 hoursPansy Lake Trail #551
Trailhead near Detroit1.9 milesModerate · ~1.5 hoursPintail Pond Loop Trail
Trailhead near Hillsboro0.5 miles loopEasy · ~15 minutesPioneer-Indian Trail
Trailhead near Beaver7.4 milesHard · ~6 hoursPlaza Lake Trail #788
Trailhead near Welches0.8 milesEasy · ~45 minutesRainy Lake Trail #423A
Trailhead near Cascade Locks0.6 milesEasy · ~30 minutesRed Lake Trail #719
Trailhead near Idanha5.3 milesHard · ~4.5 hoursRoaring Creek Trail #3361
Trailhead near Idanha1.6 milesModerate · ~1 hourSchreiner Peak Trail #555
Trailhead near Detroit1.9 milesModerate · ~2 hoursSerene Lake Trail #512
Trailhead near Three Lynx3.6 milesModerate · ~3 hoursShellrock Lake Trail #700
Trailhead near Three Lynx2 milesModerate · ~2 hoursSkookum Lake Trail #542
Trailhead near Ripplebrook1.4 milesModerate · ~1.5 hoursSouthshore Trail
Trailhead near Government Camp1.2 milesEasy · ~60 minutesTimber Lake Trail #733
Trailhead near Idanha0.6 milesEasy · ~30 minutesTimothy Lake Trail #528
Trailhead near Government Camp1.1 milesEasy · ~45 minutesTimothy Lake Trail, Government Camp
Trailhead near Government Camp2 locations1.7 milesEasy · ~1 hourTrillium Lake Loop Trail #761
Trailhead near Government Camp1.8 miles loopEasy · ~30 minutesTumble Lake Trail # 3379
Trailhead near Detroit1.2 milesModerate · ~1 hourTumble Ridge Trail #3380
Trailhead near Detroit5.1 milesHard · ~5 hoursTwin Lakes Trail #495
Trailhead near Government Camp3 milesModerate · ~2.5 hoursTwin Lakes Trail #573
Trailhead near Detroit4.5 milesHard · ~4 hoursVeda Lake Trail #673
Trailhead near Government Camp1.2 milesModerate · ~1 hourWarrior Rock Lighthouse Trail
Trailhead near Saint Helens2.8 milesEasy · ~2 hoursWelcome Lakes Trail
Trailhead near Detroit4 milesHard · ~4 hoursWillamette Vision Education Trail
Trailhead near Keizer2.4 miles loopEasy · ~45 minutesWyeth Trail #411
Trailhead near Hood River6.9 milesHard · ~7 hours