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

Up the Dog Mountain trail, down the Augspurger trail. The Augspurger trail offers a great loop option to the popular Dog Mountain trail.

Meet at MMC by 7:30am to carpool, or at the trailhead by 8:30am. NW Forest Pass or America the Beautiful Pass is required to park at the trailhead.

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/washington/dog-mountain-long-loop-trail

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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