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This very popular trail has a feast of features for hikers, including waterfalls, craggy cliffs, deep forests, superb vistas, and a loop option for the trek. The outing can done at any time of year although you will want to pay attention to icy spots in the winter. The summit itself is thicketed and offers limited views, but a bench a few yards back gives you a vista to the east of Table Mountain and the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. Other views come from the trail on the way up and at the Hamilton Mountain Saddle as you continue on the loop.
Activity Notes
A loop up the Hardy Creek trail and descending via Hamilton Mountain. We'll make a stop at the Little Hamilton Mountain for one of my favorite Gorge vistas. Little Hamilton Mountain is accessed via a use trail that has some steep, loose sections and sections of exposure.
We'll carpool from the MMC at 2:30 pm. Hikers meeting up at the Hamilton Mountain trailhead should arrive no later than 3:15 pm. The hike is about 7.5 miles with 2200' of gain. We'll aim to complete the hike in 4 hours or less.
This is a provisional hike for Angie Brown to become a hike leader.
