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

Hike Leader: Lynne Pedersen 

Assistant Leader: Kyle Mangione

We will meet at the Dog Mountain Trailhead at 7:30 AM on Sunday, March 22.

Important notes:

  • Northwest Forest Pass or America the Beautiful Pass required to park at the trailhead
  • Bridge of the Gods is a toll bridge. The toll is $3 one way when paying using cash or card, or $1.25 with a BreezeBy pass. You can avoid the bridge by driving from Vancouver, WA on WA-14. It is a few minutes longer drive, assuming that you're driving from Portland.

Information:

Gear:

  • Typical hiking gear
  • BCEP rock climbing gear: helmet, harness, belay device (ATC), two leashes / 120 cm slings, autoblock two prusiks, 6 locking carabiners, 1 non-locking carabiner
  • 10 essentials (see the list at the bottom of this page)
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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