Activity Notes

This is a steep, rocky trail leading up past a pair of pretty waterfalls, to a high peak on the western end of the Columbia River Gorge. The trail leaves the day-use area of the Beacon Rock state park, cuts under a cluster of power lines, and then angles out around a ridge face to dip back into a deep river canyon. At about 1.3 miles, you'll pass Hardy Falls. Don't forget to bring your maps. Even though we have not started with navigation skills, we may get the chance to learn some basic of map reading. Pushing on past the falls, the trail starts climbing steeply northeast. The trail rolls up around sheer cliffs, which present spectacular views over the river. The trail switches back and forth as it nears the summit plateau, then runs straight up the last steep pitch through an expansive field of wildflowers (in season) to the true summit of Hamilton Mountain at 2,438 feet. The loop trail continues across the top of the mountain until, at about 4.5 miles, it turns back to the southwest to begin winding down around the northern ridgeline. The trail follows the Hardy Creek valley back to Rodney Falls. You'll rejoin the trail you hiked up just above Rodney Falls, about 7.3 miles into the hike.   Use this map link for driving to Hamilton Mountain Trailhead 

Most Recent Past Activities

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Mar
23
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BCEP 2019 Team 10: Tyee Lodge Overnight
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Mar
23
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BCEP 2019 Team 07: Tyee Lodge Overnight
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Mar
30
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BCEP 2019 Team 17: Tyee Lodge Overnight
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Mar
30
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BCEP 2019 Team 12: Tyee Lodge Overnight
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Apr
6
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BCEP 2019 Team 16: Tyee Lodge Overnight
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Feb
25
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Pre BCEP Conditioning Hikes, Sunday Series, Hike 1: Dalles Mountain Ranch Loop
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Mar
10
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Pre BCEP Conditioning Hikes, Sunday Series, Hike 3 (Dog Mountain)
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Mar
16
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BCEP 2024: Team 9 Archer Mt. Hike
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Mar
17
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Pre BCEP Conditioning Hikes, Sunday Series, Hike 4
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Mar
17
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BCEP 2024 Team 9 Cook Hill Hike
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Mar
17
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BCEP 2024: Team 9 Three Corner Rock Hike
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Mar
30
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BCEP Team 9 Catherine Creek Coyote Wall Loop Hike
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Apr
6
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BCEP 2024 Team 9: Dog Mt. Alpine Start
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Apr
13
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Dog Mountain Loop
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Apr
14
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BCEP 2024 Team 9: Hamilton Mt. Hike
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Apr
20
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BCEP 2024 Team 07: Mt. Hood Meadows Loop Hike
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Apr
21
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BCEP 2024 Team 9 Mt. Defiance Hike
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Apr
28
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BCEP 2024 Team 9: Palmer Snowfield "Climb"
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May
4
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BCEP 2024 Team 17Hike
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May
11
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BCEP 2024 Team 17 Hike
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Jan
15
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TEST ACTIVITY BCEP Hike
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Mar
1
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BCEP 2025 Team 08: Hike Hamilton Mountain
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Mar
2
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BCEP 2025 Team 10: Dog mountain
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Mar
2
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BCEP 2025 Team 11: Hamilton Mountain Loop
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Mar
8
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BCEP 2025 Team 08: Hike Kings Mountain
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Mar
8
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BCEP 2025 Team 13: Angel's Rest
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Mar
8
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BCEP 2025: Team 3 Kings Mountain Junior Loop Hike
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Mar
8
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BCEP 2025 Team 14: Elk Meadows Loop Hike
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Mar
15
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BCEP 2025 Team 1: Council Crest/Pittock Mansion Intro Hike
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Mar
15
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BCEP 2025 Team 08: Hike Elk Mountain Loop
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Mar
15
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BCEP 2025 Team 07 Hamilton Park
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Mar
15
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BCEP 2025 Team 07 Urban Hike
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Mar
15
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BCEP 2025 Team 13: Dog Mountain
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Mar
15
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BCEP 2025: Team 3 Dog Mountain Loop
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Mar
22
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BCEP 2025 Team 6: Archer Mountain Hike
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Mar
22
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BCEP Hike
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Mar
22
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BECP 2025 Team 1: Devils Rest from Angels Rest Loop
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Mar
23
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BCEP 2025 Team 13: Indian Point via Herman Creek and Gorton Creek Trail
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Mar
23
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BCEP 2025: Team 3 Palmer Snowfield Hike
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Mar
28
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BCEP 2025 Team 04: Hamilton Mountain Loop
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Mar
29
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BCEP 2025 Team 13: Cook Hill
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Mar
29
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BCEP 2025 Team 02: Hardy Ridge Hike
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Mar
29
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BCEP 2025 Team 1: Nesmith Point
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Mar
30
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BCEP 2025 Team 08: Hike Lyle Cherry Orchard
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30
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BCEP 2025 Team 6: Angels Rest/Devils Rest Hike
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BCEP 2025: Team 3 Palmer Snowfield Hike
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 04: Dog Mountain Loop
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Apr
5
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BCEP 2025 Team 13: Elk King Traverse
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Apr
5
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BCEP 2025 Team 08: Hike Nesmith Point
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 6: Navigation
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Apr
5
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BCEP 2025 Team 02: Cook Hill Hike
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Apr
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BCEP 2025: Team 3 Devils Rest (via Angels Rest) Hike
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 1: Palmer Mock Climb
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Apr
11
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BCEP 2025 Team 1: Dog Mountain/Howl at the Moon Hike
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 13: Table Mountain
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 02: Dog Mountain Hike
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Apr
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BCEP 2025: Team 3 Indian Point (via Gorton Creek Trail) Hike
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 6: Elk King Hike
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 08: Hike Palmer Snowfield
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Apr
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BCEP 2025: Team 3 Larch Mountain Hike
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 13: Mt Defiance
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 1: Coyote Wall Loop from East TH
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 08: Hike Mount Defiance
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 02: Palmer Snowfield Hike
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Apr
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BCEP 2025 Team 6: Dog Mountain Alpine Start Hike
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Apr
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BCEP 2025: Team 3 Mount Defiance Hike
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Apr
27
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BCEP 2025 Team 07 Palmer Hike
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Apr
27
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BCEP 2025 Team 1: Silver Star via Starway Trail
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May
2
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BCEP 2025 Team 04: Hike Palmer Snowfield
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May
3
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BCEP 2025 Team 02: Bald Butte
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May
4
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BCEP 2025 Team 6: Palmer Hike
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May
11
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BCEP 2025 Team 02: Elk King Loop
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Feb
22
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Pre BCEP Conditioner: Angels and Devils Rest
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Feb
28
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BCEP 2026 Team 7 Hike: King Mountain
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Mar
7
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BCEP 2026 Team 7 Hike: Devils Rest
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Mar
7
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BCEP 2026: Team 11 Devil's Rest
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Mar
7
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BCEP 2026 Team 09: Urban Hike
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Mar
7
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BCEP 2026 Team 01: Hike Hamilton Mt
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Mar
7
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BCEP 2026 Team 3: Madras Hike
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Mar
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BCEP 2026 Team 12: Hamilton Mountain Hike
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Mar
14
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BCEP 2026 Team 01: Hike Elk Mt Loop
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Mar
14
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BCEP 2026 Team 09 Hamilton Hardy
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Mar
14
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BCEP 2026: Team 11 Cook Hill
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Mar
14
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BCEP 2026 Team 6: Council Crest/Pittock Mansion Intro Hike
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Mar
14
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BCEP 2026 Team 03: Misery (Pleasure) Ridge Loop Hike
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Mar
14
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BCEP 2026 Team 7: Dog Mountain Hike
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Mar
15
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BCEP 2026 Team 12: Cook Hill Hike
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Mar
15
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BCEP 2026 Team 5: Devils/Angels Rest Hike
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Mar
20
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BCEP 2026 Team 02: Hamilton Mountain Loop
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Mar
21
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BCEP 2026 Team 12: Indian Point (via Nick Eaton and Gorton Creek)
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Mar
21
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BCEP 2026 Team 6: Devils Rest from Angels Rest Loop Hike
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Mar
21
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BCEP 2026: Team 11 Salmon Butte
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Mar
21
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BCEP 2026 Team 03: Tilly Jane Hike
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Mar
22
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BCEP 2026 Team 5: Palmer Snow Hike
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Mar
22
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BCEP 2026 Team 7 Hike: Table
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Mar
27
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Duplicate Entry
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Mar
27
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BCEP 2026 Team 02: Dog Mountain Loop
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Mar
28
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BCEP 2026: Team 11 Hamilton Mt. and Maryhill Camping
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Mar
28
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BCEP 2026 Team 6: Nesmith Point Hike
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Mar
29
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BCEP 2026 Team 01: Hike Lyle Cherry Orchard
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Mar
29
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BCEP 2026 Team 12: Palmer Snowfield Hike
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Mar
29
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BCEP 2026 Team 09 Cook Hill
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Apr
3
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BCEP 2026 Team 02: Herman Creek
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Apr
4
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BCEP 2026 Team 01: Hike Cook Hill
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Apr
4
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BCEP 2026: Team 11 West Zigzag
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Apr
4
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BCEP 2026 Team 04: Hardy Ridge Hike
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Apr
4
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BCEP 2026 Team 7 Hike: Defiance
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Apr
4
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BCEP 2026 Team 09 Larch Mountain
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Apr
5
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BCEP 2026 Team 6: Palmer Mock Climb
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Apr
5
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BCEP 2026 Team 5: Coyote Wall Hike and Navigation Exercise
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Apr
10
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BCEP 2026 Team 6: Dog Mountain/Howl at the Moon Hike
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Apr
11
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BCEP 2026 Team 7: Palmer or Irock hike
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Apr
11
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BCEP 2026 Team 09 Dog Mountain
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Apr
11
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BCEP 2026 Team 12: Larch Mountain
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Apr
11
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BCEP 2026 Team 04: Cook Hill Hike
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Apr
12
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BCEP 2026 Team 5: Cook Hill
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Apr
12
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BCEP 2026 Team 01: Hike Nesmith Pt
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Apr
12
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BCEP 2026 Snow Session Hike
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Apr
18
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BCEP 2026: Team 11 Table Mountain Hike
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Apr
18
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BCEP 2026 Team 12: Table Mountain Hike
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Apr
18
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BCEP 2026 Team 6: Coyote Wall/Labyrinth Loop Hike from East TH
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Apr
18
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BCEP 2026 Team 03: Palmer Night Hike
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Apr
19
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BCEP 2026 Team 01: Hike Palmer Snowfield
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Apr
19
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BCEP 2026 Team 5: Elk/Kings Loop
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Apr
19
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BCEP 2026 Team 04: Palmer Snowfield Hike
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Apr
25
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BCEP 2026: Team 11 Mt. Defiance
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Apr
25
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BCEP 2026 Team 6: Silver Star Hike via Starway Trail
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Apr
25
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BCEP 2026 Team 01: Hike Mt Defiance
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Apr
26
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BCEP 2026 Team 09 Palmer Hike
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May
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BCEP 2026 Team 02: Hike Palmer Snowfield
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May
2
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BCEP 2026 Team 04: Bald Butte Hike
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May
10
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BCEP 2026 Team 04: Elk/King Hike
Past activities include any trip reports from the leaders.