Mount Tabor Loop via Reservoir Loop Road
3.0 mi
Distance
1 hrs 29 min
Time
terrain
325 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a easy loop trail to Mount Tabor in Mount Tabor Park.
This trail goes by City of Portland Reservoir Number 5, City of Portland Number 5 Dam, City of Portland Number 1 Dam, and City of Portland Reservoir Number 1.
This is an alternate route for City of Portland Number 5 Dam Loop via Southeast Water Bureau Access Road.
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
Public Tracks
Mt Tabor circuit
Urban forest park easily accessed by transit. Numerous trails cover this volcanic plug. Not as well signed as Forest and Washington parks but no risk of getting lost as this is a compact hilltop forested park. Picnics, walking, wheels, dogs, playground and amphitheater in a bowl with a black basalt wall on one side. The park encloses four water storage reservoirs of the Portland Water Department. On clear days Mt Hood and St Helens can be seen from the summit. Views west and to downtown as well. Heavily used in a dense residential area. Friends of Mt Tabor post this geologic history: https://www.taborfriends.org/_files/ugd/91bb26_b2caca3020f145d8b084ce05f90cbda1.pdf
