The trail begins with a steady climb to the top of the bluff.  From the top, there are beautiful views of the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood.  Open country with spectacular views.  Possible ticks and poison oak

• Meetup Location:  Pendleton Mills

• Trail Stats: Moderate 6.6 miles, 1000’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Meg Tung

• Carpooling Fee: $54 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver

• Trailhead: Columbia Hills State Park

• Parking Pass: WA Discover

Hike by waterfall, oak groves to vistas over the Columbia. Peak wildflower displays: grass widows in March, blue camas in April. Open country with spectacular views. Possible ticks and poison oak.

• Meetup Location: Pendleton Mills

• Trail Stats:  Moderate 5 miles, 1300’ elevation

• Hike Leader: Mary Lee Allen

• Carpooling Fee: $34 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver

• Trailhead: Catherine Creek

• Parking Pass: None

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Climb up to a plateau where the Columbia River view opens up and stays with you as you hike through a diverse meadow of spring-time wildflowers: death camas, grass widow, larkspur, glacier lilies, shooting star, locoweed, and balsamroot, to name a few. 

• Meetup Location: Pendleton Mills

• Trail Stats: Moderate 6.5 miles, 1000’ elevation gain.

• Hike Coordinator: Rob Silzle

• Carpooling Fee: $43 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver

• Trailhead: Lyle Cherry Orchard

• Parking Pass: none

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This trail offers grasslands, basalt cliffs, and scrub oak forests form the landscape you’ll hike through on a trail that climbs steadily with ever-increasing views. Stunning wild flowers in the spring.

• Meetup Location: Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats: Moderate 5 miles, 1300’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Richard Bean

• Carpooling Fee: $52 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver

• Trailhead: Tom McCall Point

• Parking Pass: none

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Moderate to strenuous hike, steep with open cliffs. Option of switchback avoidance going up the road, meeting group at the saddle & returning Don’s trail. 

• Meetup Location: Pendleton Mills

• Trail Stats: Moderate to difficult 9 miles loop, 2100’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Chuck Chenault

• Carpooling Fee: $13 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver

• Trailhead: Hamilton Mountain

• Parking Pass: WA Discover Pass.

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This is a not-to-be-missed hike with stunning wildflower display.  Note, it can be quite cool and windy on top.  Steep, open slope to traverse and quite slippery if wet.  This is a not-to-be-missed hike for the hardy!

• Meetup Location: Pendleton Mills

• Trail Stats: Strenuous 7 miles loop, 2900’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Nance Shibley

• Carpooling Fee: $26 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver

• Trailhead: Dog Mountain

• Parking Pass: NW Forest or America the Beautiful

Strenuous with moderate options.  Cliff areas with cable for handrails. Numerous waterfalls and creek views. Some rockslide areas to traverse. Rocky parts of the trail may be slippery when wet.  Beautiful views of Mt. Hood. 

• Meetup Location:  Pendleton Mills

• Trail Stats: Strenuous to Tunnel Falls, 12 miles, 1200’ elevation gain. Optional moderate, 7 miles, 600’ to High Bridge or 8 miles RT to Crossover Bridge.

• Hike Coordinator: Nance Shibley

• Carpooling Fee: $22 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Eagle Creek.

• Parking Pass: NW Forest or America the Beautiful

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This trail is part of the Bells Mountain/Tarbell Trail. Walk through woods down to Hidden Falls. 

• Meetup Location:  Salmon Creek Safeway

• Trail Stats: Moderate 10 miles, 1100’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Sidney Chan

• Carpooling Fee: $22 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Tarbell.

• Parking Pass: WA Discover Pass

Moderate hike through forest to top of falls, then down a slope to a spectacular triple-tiered waterfall with a 250 ft. fall. Stream crossing. Potholes on road. 

• Meetup Location:  Pendleton Mills

• Trail Stats: Moderate 7.5 miles or 5 mi loop, 1000’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Richard Bean

• Carpooling Fee: $34 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Falls Creek Falls.

• Parking Pass: NW Forest or America the Beautiful.

Moderate hike through rhododendron forest and around Mirror Lake. Note the last few hundred yards are steep and rocky. Beautiful views of Mt. Hood. 

• Meetup Location:  Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats: Moderate 8 miles, 1500’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Dave Britton

• Carpooling Fee: $38 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Mirror Lake.

• Parking Pass: NW Forest or America the Beautiful.

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Open meadow loop trail with amazing views of the 5 mountains and wild flowers.  Note there are two sections of scramble you will need to climb

• Meetup Location:  Salmon Creek Safeway

• Trail Stats: Strenous 8 miles, 2000’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Meg Tung

• Carpooling Fee: $25 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Intersection of L1180 & L1182

• Parking Pass: none

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This is a recently built lollipop loop trail that takes you through a 3rd growth Douglas and Hemlock fir forest before arriving at a summit with glorious mountain views.  

• Meetup Location:  Salmon Creek Safeway

• Trail Stats:  Moderate to difficult 9 miles, 1950’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Dave Britton

• Carpooling Fee:  $17 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead:  Moulton Falls (27781 NE Lucia Falls Rd, Yacolt)

• Parking Pass:  None

Hike upriver through old growth Douglas fir forest, then uphill to spectacular views of Salmon River’s huge canyon land.  

• Meetup Location:  Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats: Moderate 8 miles, 1,100 elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Rob Silzle

• Carpooling Fee: $34 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Salmon River.

• Parking Pass: NW Forest Pass.

The 1.5 mile upper cave route leads to a climb up an 8-ft rock wall and scramble over rock piles, then exit on a ladder and a 1.5 mile above ground hike back to parking lot. Note, this is a slow-going trek to get over rocks in the dark w/o tripping. Cave temp is 42F year-round, bring warm clothing. Make sure to have two sources of light per per-son (headlamp is great but a cell phone light is insufficient). Timed ticket reservation is required for each car. https://www.recreation.gov/timed-entry/10086990. 

• Meetup Location:  Battle Ground Safeway

• Trail Stats: Difficult 3 miles, uneven surface, boulders, obstacles

• Hike Coordinator: Robin Bean

• Carpooling Fee: $27 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Ape Cave.

• Parking Pass: NW Forest or America the Beautiful + timed ticket

Moderate option to Burnt Lake, climb to Zig Zag is more strenuous. Great views and some steep cliff-side drops. Hikers should carpool together based on length of hike they intend to make. Beautiful views of Mt. Hood.

• Meetup Location:  Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats: Strenuous 10 miles, 2370’ elevation gain (Optional 7 mi, 1500’ to Burnt Lake)

• Hike Coordinator: Nance Shibley

• Carpooling Fee: $36 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Burnt Lake.

• Parking Pass: NW Forest or America the Beautiful.

On the picturesque north side of Mt. Hood lies Vista Ridge Trail leading you to Barrett Spur and a brisk climb to outstanding views from tiny Dollar Lake. Moderately steep route passing through high alpine mountain meadows and a vast, exposed burn forest.  Out n’ back with possible loop option.

• Meetup Location:  Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats: Moderate 6 miles, 1200’ elevation gain.

• Hike Coordinator: Scott Spiker

• Carpooling Fee: $65 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Vista Ridge

• Parking Pass: None

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This moderate trail in Mt. St. Helens Monument area goes through a lava field before ascending through meadows with huckleberries and mountain heather. 

• Meetup Location:  Salmon Creek Safeway

• Trail Stats: Moderate 8 miles, 1700’ elevation gain.

• Hike Coordinator: Karen Johannes

• Carpooling Fee: $38 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Red Rock Pass.

• Parking Pass: NW Forest or America the Beautiful.

Hike through forests to switchbacks to Angel’s Rest viewpoint.

• Meetup Location:  Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats: Moderate 7 miles, 1500’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Mary Lee Allen

• Carpooling Fee: $20 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver

• Trailhead: Multnomah Falls

• Parking Pass: None

Epic hike with views to Mt. Jefferson & Three Sisters through Zig Zag canyon to high alpine meadows of wildflowers.  Note, much of the uphill ascent is on the return portion. 

• Meetup Location:  Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats: Strenuous 10 miles, 2400’ elevation gain.

• Hike Coordinator: Karen Johannes

• Carpooling Fee:  $42 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead:  Timberline Lodge

• Parking Pass:  None.

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Trail climbs along old growth forest ridge by mile-wide mudflow to the other worldly Plains of Abraham. 

• Meetup Location:  Battle Ground Safeway

• Trail stats:  Strenuous 12 miles, 2100’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Chuck Chenault

• Carpooling Fee: $32 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver

• Trailhead: Ape Canyon

• Parking Pass:  NW Forest or America the Beautiful

Hike the southeast flank of Mt. Hood along stream, (stream crossing) to old shelter in alpine wildflower meadow. 

• Meetup Location:  Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats: Moderate 6.8 miles loop, 1200’ elevation gain.

• Hike Coordinator: Richard Bean

• Carpooling Fee: $46 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Elk Meadow

• Parking Pass: None

Winding through lush old-growth forests and tracing the rushing waters of the Lower Lewis River, this 8-10 mile out-and-back section of the longer 28-mile trail offers a serene yet invigorating hike. Expect short but steep undulations as the path hugs the riverbank, weaving past moss-draped trees and scenic river pools. Possible small creek crossings and one tree bridge.  

• Meetup Location:  Salmon Creek Safeway

• Trail Stats: Moderate 8-10 miles, 400’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Scott Spiker

• Carpooling Fee:  $47 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Curly Creek Falls

• Parking Pass:  None

Devil’s Rest looms some 900 ft above Angel’s Rest. While the summit offers no views whatsoever at its mossy rock pile, there are however commanding views east from clifftop perches nearby. Option for return loop via Multnomah Falls. 

• Meetup Location:  Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats:  Strenuous 9 miles, 2400’ elevation gain w/ moderate option (8 mi, 1600’)

• Hike Coordinator: Chuck Chenault

• Carpooling Fee:  $20 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead:  Multnomah Falls

• Parking Pass:  None

Uphill walk through old volcano crater with old-growth forest, meadows and a mossy creek. Famous panoramic viewpoint atop 4055-foot volcanic peak. 

• Meetup Location:  Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats: Moderate 6 miles, 1300’ elevation gain

• Hike Coordinator: Kathy Fridovich

• Carpooling Fee: $26 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Larch Mountain

• Parking Pass: NW Forest or America the Beautiful.

Huckleberries and mountain meadows to old Indian racetrack. Amazing 5-mountain views from Red Mountain Lookout. 

• Meetup Location:  Pendleton Mills

• Trail Stats: Moderate 7 miles, 1600’ elevation gain.

• Hike Coordinator: Karen Johannes

• Carpooling Fee: $37 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Indian Heaven Racetrack

• Parking Pass: NW Forest or America the Beautiful.

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Spectacular wildflowers and amazing views of Mt Hood and the Sandy glacier. The last portion of the hike to McNeil Point is steep with rock scramble. Option for additional 1000’ climb to Ho Rock. 

• Meetup Location:  Fred Meyer

• Trail Stats: Strenuous 10 miles, 2300’ elevation gain.

• Hike Coordinator: John Lewis

• Carpooling Fee: $39 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Top Spur.

• Parking Pass: NW Forest or America the Beautiful

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Trail climbs steeply through Douglas fir for 1 mi. to mountain vistas. Cultus Lake, mountain meadows, vistas and
overview of Lake Wapiki. Expect to see beautiful fall colors. 

• Meetup Location:  Pendleton Mills

• Trail Stats: Moderate 7 miles, 1600’ elevation gain.

• Hike Coordinator: Nance Shibley

• Carpooling Fee: $51 per vehicle to be shared by passengers & driver.

• Trailhead: Cultus Creek Camp ground.

• Parking Pass: None.

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