Mazamas — For the Love of Mountains
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
We will start at the Hamilton Mountain Trailhead and hike up to Rodney Falls. From there, we will continue on the Hamilton Mountain Trail which has a number of switchbacks and has quite an elevation gain. If the weather is clear, there will be several viewpoints with a view of the Columbia River and Bonneville Dam. At the top, we will continue over to the Saddle where we will have lunch. We will take Don's cutoff down to the Upper Hardy Trail and follow it down to the Hardy Creek Trail which will take us back to the Hamilton Mountain Trail. We will follow that down to the Trailhead.
This Event is Cancelled due to the Columbia Gorge Wnter Storm Warning.
