The Balch Creek Gulch trail is one of the most fascinating routes in Portland's 5,000-acre Forest Park. In this wilderness within the city limits, you'll encounter old-growth Douglas-fir, a wooded ravine, and a historic stone house built by the WPA.
Tag: family-friendly hikes
Get Outside! Lightning Lake Loop
A hike for all ages not far from Vancouver, BC, the Lightning Lake trail passes through forests of subalpine firs and Engelmann spruce and offers a chance to see and hear pikas in the talus slopes.