With beautiful views, amazing spring wildflowers, and a relatively short effort, this is one of the most popular hikes in the Gorge. On a good day, you can get a view of Mt. Hood and the Columbia River.
Good resources: WTA Portland Hikers
Activity Notes
Take a Friday off and join us for this hike! It's wildflower season!
For those who want to carpool and drive the Washington Hwy 14 route, please meet at Fisher's Landing Transit Center in Vancouver at 7:30 AM.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/45.703515,-122.5553822/Fisher's+Landing+Transit+Center,+3510+SE+164th+Avenue,+Vancouver,+WA+98683/@36.0273028,-130.2842828,4z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m10!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x5495a4bd41784269:0xb04d0997ebbbf7c1!2m2!1d-122.5054229!2d45.5944927!3e0?entry=ttu
We should be at the Dog Mountain Trailhead around 8:30 AM. A Discovery Pass is required to Park. Since we are going on a week day, no additional parking permit should be necessary.
The hike will be 7.2 miles and about 3000 feet of elevation. We will take it nice and slow and we will go the "Difficult" route as opposed to the "More Difficult" route.
