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Revision as of 18:44, 17 August 2007
- Start point: Dog Mountain Trailhead
- End point:Dog Mountain
- Trail Log: Trail Log
- Hike Type: Loop
- Distance:
- Elevation gain: 2800 feet
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Seasons: Year round, except during winter storms
- Family Friendly: No
- Backpackable: No
- Crowded: Yes
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Hike Description
This hike starts at the Dog Mountain Trailhead, but not on the Dog Mountain Trail. Instead, start on the Augspurger Trail.
The Augspurger Trail (#4407) starts climbing immediately out of the parking lot. You'll cross a talus slope or two and there are views of Wind Mountain and the Columbia River to the west. After 2.8 miles and about 2200 feet of elevation gain, you'll come to a junction with the Dog Mountain Trail. Turn right on to the Dog Mountain Trail and you'll soon break out into Dog Mountain's Summit Meadows. These meadows are filled with amazing flower displays in late May and early June. Continue up the Dog Mountain Trail 1.1 miles to a signed junction with the Summit Loop Trail. Turn left and continue upward on the Summit Loop Trail for about 1/10 of a mile to the summit of Dog Mountain.
From the summit, there are several ways back down. You can return the way you came. You can continue forward on the Summit Loop Trail directly to Puppy Dog Lookout. For the best views though, backtrack down the Summit Loop Trail to the junction with Dog Mountain Trail. Head downhill toward the south, and you'll spend the most time the flower garden views. About a half mile from the top, you'll reach Puppy Dog Lookout, once the site of a fire lookout at about 2500 feet. Turn to the right and continue down Dog Mountain trail into the forest. At an unsigned trail junction with the "more difficult" trail, continue straight down the "less difficult" trail. You'll pass a lower viewpoint at about 1600 feet and the lower end of the more difficult trail at about 700 feet. The last half mile is heavily infested with poison oak, but the trail is wide and it's easy to avoid.
Maps
- Maps: Hike Finder
Fees, Regulations, etc.
- A Northwest Forest Pass is required to park here.
Trip Reports
- Search Trip Reports for Dog Mountain Loop Hike
- Dog Mountain 5-17-07
- Dog Mountain 11/5/06
- Dog Mountain in Bloom 5/17/06
- Bitten by the Rabid Winds of Dog 1/06
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Related Discussions / Q&A
- Search Trail Q&A for Dog Mountain Loop Hike
- Anybody been up Dog Mountain Lately? 12/6/06
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Guidebooks that cover this hike
- 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Portland, by Paul Gerald
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington, by William Sullivan
More Links
- See more information at NWHiker.com
Page Contributors
- Stevefromdodge (creator)