Sams Walker Loop Hike
From Portland Hikers Field Guide
- Start point: Sams Walker Trailhead
- End point: Sams Walker Viewpoint
- Trail Log: Trail Log
- Hike Type: Loop
- Distance: 1.1 miles
- Elevation gain: 50 feet
- Difficulty: Easy
- Seasons: Year round
- Family Friendly: Yes
- Backpackable: No
- Crowded: No
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Hike Description
This is an easy mile long stroll through former farm fields.
From the trailhead, walk the well-graveled trail through an abandoned field. When you come to a fork, take the right route. The easy trail weaves its way through a couple of fields to a sign describing planned restorative actions. From here, the trail heads straight south toward the river.
You'll find an old, moss-encrusted bench near the river and a picnic table that's in much better shape. As the trail works it's way just above the floodplain, look for use paths down to the river. There are really pretty, if windy views of the river and the Oregon side of the Gorge.
Follow the trail back the your car.
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Regulations or restrictions, etc
- Northwest Forest Pass required at the trailhead
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Guidebooks that cover this hike
- Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
- 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Portland, by Paul Gerald
- Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
- 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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