Eastbank Esplanade

Waterfront Park and Eastbank Esplanade bridge loop Portland's downtown loop starts at the Salmon Street Springs fountain in Waterfront Park, runs north along the Willamette, crosses the Steel Bridge and comes back down the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, a mile and a half of path on the east bank. Return over the Hawthorne Bridge for about three miles, or over the car-free Tilikum Crossing for about four. The novelty is the Esplanade's 1,200-foot floating walkway, the longest of its kind in the country, which puts you right on the river.