The best MTB trails around Maywood Park

Willamette Park is a 26-acre green space along the river in south Portland, just off Southwest Macadam Avenue. It offers a mix of recreation and river access, with a boat dock and ramp, paved and unpaved paths, picnic areas, and sports facilities including a soccer field and tennis courts. Families and dog owners frequent the playground and off-leash area, while cyclists often pass through on the nearby Willamette Greenway Trail.

The Willamette River stretches over 255 miles from Cottage Grove in the southern Willamette Valley to Portland, where it meets the Columbia River. The Multnomah Channel branches off near Sauvie Island before joining the Columbia. The Willamette River Greenway offers a few open green spaces along the riverbanks, some with boat launches and basic amenities. Bikers also pass through preserved areas for native wildlife and with scenic views. This trail is a popular destination for biking, walking, and running along its shared paths.

The Willamette River Greenway is a 5.3-mile out-and-back trail perfect for birding, running, biking, and walking. The Willamette River stretches over 255 miles from Cottage Grove to Portland, where it meets the Columbia River. Along its banks, the Willamette River Greenway provides open spaces, some with boat launches and camping, while others preserve native plants and scenic river views.

Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park, or just Waterfront Park, is a 36.59-acre park in downtown Portland, Oregon. This lovely park stretches along the Willamette River and features a paved multi-use pathway that attracts joggers, bikers, and walkers. The path offers scenic views of the river and the city skyline, making it a popular spot for recreational activities and commuting. The pathway also connects to other city parks and is part of the larger riverfront greenway. Waterfront Park hosts major events, including the Waterfront Blues Festival and Rose Festival, is a popular U.S. presidential campaign stop, and features attractions like the Salmon Street Springs fountain, and various art instillations, plazas, memorials.

The Eastbank Esplanade is the longest floating pedestrian and bike path in the United States, stretching 1,200 feet along the Willamette River. It offers great views of the river and the city of Portland.

Great loop to take from any part of PDX. I cruise from NE take the east bank esplanade to the Springwater on the Willamette path to Oaks Park and the Sellwood bridge. Some near dirt trails off the path along the waterfront. You’ll see the occasional camper off the less travelled path but everyone seems to keep to themselves. Sellwood bridge has some nice views of the Portland skyline you cross the river and you can take the South Waterfront Greenway back to Downtown or the Tilikum Crossing Bridge. It’s a pretty nice and simple convenient way to see different parts of town and be off in your own world if you’re looking for a ride to clear your head at 7AM, 2PM or 3AM it’s always pretty quiet

Marvel at the Sellwood Bridge, a majestic arch spanning the mighty Willamette River. Its latest iteration, completed in 2016, succeeded the 1925 original. The inaugural bridge, Portland's pioneering fixed-span crossing, reigned as Oregon's busiest two-lane bridge, serving as the lone river crossing for miles in every direction.

The Eastbank Esplanade, bearing the name of Vera Katz, stretches along the Willamette River's eastern shore. This meandering 1.5-mile pathway leads to the Burnside Bridge, adorned with public art and vibrant native plants, a testament to the city's beauty and vitality.