Spotlights
May 18 update: the wildflower show at the top of the mountain has started! This is a heavily used trail on weekends in the spring, the crowds drawn by the dramatic balsamroot blooms in May and June. Loop opportunity with Augspurger Trail. Bring lots of water. Because of its steepness this is not a trail for young children or unfit adults. Views from the top are spectacular - Mt. Hood to the south and Mt. St. Helens to the northwest. What a reward when you get to the top! 10-25% grades.
Bridge at milepost 1.9 has been damaged. Engineers have determined that it is safe to cross one person at a time. You can begin your hike from either end of the Larch Mountain Trail, depending on whether you wish to hike uphill or downhill. Beginning at Multnomah Falls, the first mile is paved and heavily used. From that point, the unpaved trail climbs through aging forest and passes several waterfalls along Multnomah Creek. The upper portion of the trail becomes rockier as you near the picnic grounds at Larch mountain. Trail is in wilderness from Basin Road south to Multnomah Spur #446.
20 miles of biker/hiker/equestrian trails in the east gorge. Spectacular spring wildflowers. Waterfalls, easy and challenging mountain biking, geological phenomena, wide open areas and sweeping views of the Columbia River Gorge.
*NOTE: Trail below Coyote Wall (Syncline) is now closed. Use is prohibited. Trail runs on private land. This is the trail that starts just east of Courtney Road near the old cattle chute and runs northerly along the base of the Syncline.
Cape Horn Overlook was developed in dedication to Nancy Russell, who saved this slice of heaven from real estate development. The trail to the overlook is .25 miles in length. The views are breathtaking.
Directions from Hwy 14 Eastbound: Take a left on Salmon Falls Road, and park in the Park and Ride parking lot. Take the trail across from the parking lot, and enjoy a scenic 2 mile hike to Cape Horn Overlook.
Directions from Hwy 14 Westbound: Take a right on Salmon Falls Road, and park in the Park and Ride parking lot. Take the trail across from the parking lot, and enjoy a scenic 2 mile hike to Cape Horn Overlook.
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