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

Annual Dog Mountain Hike to bring in the New Year!  

We will meet at MMC for 7:30 a.m. departure.  Please be there 15 minutes early so we're ready to go at 7:30.  

Let me know if you plan to meet at the trail head. 

Here is the route description from OregonHikers:  https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/dog_mountain_hike  

Note :

Distance: 6.9 miles<br> Elevation gain: 2800 feet<br> High point: 2,948 feet

This is a winter hike, which requires extra clothing, snowshoes an/or microspikes.

Gaiters also recommended.  

Other Information
Driving Distance from Portland 98 miles
Driving Time from Portland 1 hours
Distance - Round Trip 7 miles
Expected Duration Car to car in one day
Interesting Features Ridgelines, Spectacular Views
Awards Qualified Awesome Ridges Award
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