Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike/Log

Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike

This is a trail log page. The hike mile column refers to how many miles you'll have hiked on this particular hike to reach the listed point. Hike miles will be different from one hike to another. The trail mile column is a permanent marker for the trail measuring miles from the start of the trail. Trail miles are a permanent feature of the trail and are the same from hike to hike. Sections of the trail included in this hike are blue. Other trail segments are provided for you to personalize your own hikes.

Larch Mountain Trail #441
Hike Mile	Trail Mile Marker	Dual Trail Mile Marker	Elevation	Notes	Location
	0.0		40		Multnomah Falls Parking Lot
0.1	0.0	(400) 7.0	60		Multnomah Falls Lodge
0.1	0.0	(400) 7.0	70		Multnomah Falls Trailhead
0.3	0.3	(400) 7.2	120		Multnomah Falls
0.3	0.3	(400) 7.2	120		Benson Bridge
0.5	0.5	(400) 7.4	200		Larch Mountain-Gorge Trail Junction
	1.2		650		Jct Top of the Falls Trail #441A - 0.1 miles to Multnomah Falls Upper Viewpoint
	1.3		760		Second Multnomah Creek Bridge
	1.3		760		Larch Mountain-Perdition Trail Junction
	1.4		840		Lower, Middle and Upper Dutchman Falls
	1.5		950		Dutchman Tunnel
	1.6		950		Weisendanger Falls
	1.7		1040		Ecola Falls
	1.8		1150		Larch Mountain-Wahkeena Trail Junction
	2.0		1160		Third Multnomah Creek Bridge
	2.5		1400		Jct Highwater Trail (bypass to flooded trail)
	2.7		1600		(On High Water Trail) Jct Multnomah Basin Trail
	2.8		1580		Multnomah Basin Road (Closed to most vehicles, hikeable to Nesika Lodge or Devil's Rest)
	3.1		1770		Larch Mountain-Franklin Ridge Trail Junction
	3.2		1760		East Fork Multnomah Creek Bridge
	3.7		2120		West Fork Multnomah Creek Bridge
	3.9		2280		Open rock area
	4.9		2840		Larch Mountain-Multnomah Creek Way Trail Junction
	5.4		3160		Road 315 Junction (Hikeable 0.3 miles to Larch Mountain Road at Mile 10.6
	6.9		3890		Larch Mountain Trailhead

GorgeTrail #400 (Western Portion)
Hike Mile	Trail Mile Marker	Dual Trail Mile Marker	Elevation	Notes	Location
	0.0	(415) 0.0	130		Angel's Rest Trailhead
	0.4	(415) 0.4	200		Coopey Falls overlook
	0.5	(415) 0.5	440		Upper Coopey Falls
	0.6	(415) 0.6	500		Coopey Creek Bridge
	2.2	(415) 2.2	1600		Side Trail to Angel's Rest
	2.4	(415) 2.4	1680		Angel's Rest-Foxglove Way Trail Junction
	2.5	(415) 2.5	1680		Mist Creek Bridge
	3.0	(415) 3.0	1770		Campsite
	3.5	(415) 3.5	1760		Angel's Rest-Foxglove Trail Junction
	4.9	(415) 4.9	1440		Wahkeena Springs
	5.0	(415) 5.0, (420) 1.5	1420		Wahkeena-Angel's Rest Trail Junction
	5.4	(420) 1.1	980		Wahkeena-Vista Point Trail Junction
	5.5	(420) 1.0	900		Fairy Falls
	5.7	(420) 0.8	700		Wahkeena Canyon
	5.8	(420) 0.7	600		Lemmon's Viewpoint
	6.3	(420) 0.2	200		Wahkeena Falls
	6.5	(420) 0.0, (442) 0.0	100		Wahkeena Trailhead
	7.0	(442) 0.5, (441) 0.1	70		Multnomah Falls Trailhead
	7.2	(441) 0.3	170		Benson Bridge
	7.4	(441) 0.5	200		Larch Mountain-Gorge Trail Junction
	7.9		200		Elevator Shaft
	8.8		120		Trail dips to Historic Columbia River Highway
	9.3	(424) 0.2	120		Oneonta-Gorge Trail Junction
	9.6	(424) 0.5	360		Side trail to viewpoints
	9.9	(424) 0.8, (438) 1.3	325		Oneonta-Horsetail Falls Trail Junction
	10.0	(438) 1.2	240		Oneonta Creek Bridge, Middle Oneonta Falls
	10.5	(438) 0.7	300		Side trail to viewpoints
	10.8	(438) 0.4	350		Ponytail Falls
	11.0	(438) 0.2	160		Horsetail Falls-Gorge Trail Junction
	11.5	(AL) 0.1	220		Gorge-Ainsworth Loop West Trail Junction
	11.6	(AL) 0.2	200		Gorge-Ainsworth Loop East Trail Junction
	12.1		190		Side Trail to Ainsworth Campground
	13.0		100		Dodson Trailhead

Elevator Shaft Trail
Hike Mile	Trail Mile Marker	Dual Trail Mile Marker	Elevation	Notes	Location
0.9	0.0		200		Elevator Shaft
2.0	1.1		1730		Multnomah Basin-Elevator Shaft Trail Junction

Multnomah Basin Trail
Hike Mile	Trail Mile Marker	Dual Trail Mile Marker	Elevation	Notes	Location
	2.4		1700		Nesika Lodge
2.4 2.4	1.6		1720		Side trail to Cougar Rock
2.0 2.8	1.2		1730		Multnomah Basin-Elevator Shaft Trail Junction
3.6	0.4		1900		Junction Multnomah Basin Road

Multnomah Basin Road (Closed to most cars, open to hikers and bikers)
Hike Mile	Trail Mile Marker	Dual Trail Mile Marker	Elevation	Notes	Location
	1.9		1800		End of Road
3.6	1.5		1900		Jct Multnomah Basin Trail
3.9	1.2		1920		Jct Multnomah Basin Trail at hairpin turn
	1.0		1580		Jct Larch Mountain Trail #441
	0.3		2100		Jct Side trail from Devil's Rest Trail #420C
	0.0		2200		Jct Palmer Mill Road (Also closed)

Multnomah Basin Trail
Hike Mile	Trail Mile Marker	Dual Trail Mile Marker	Elevation	Notes	Location
3.9	0.1		1920		Junction Multnomah Basin Road at hairpin turn
4.0	0.0		1600		Junction High Water Trail

Larch Mountain Trail #441
Hike Mile	Trail Mile Marker	Dual Trail Mile Marker	Elevation	Notes	Location
	6.9		3890		Larch Mountain Trailhead
	5.4		3160		Road 315 Junction (Hikeable 0.3 miles to Larch Mountain Road at Mile 10.6)
	4.9		2840		Larch Mountain-Multnomah Creek Way Trail Junction
	3.9		2280		Open rock area
	3.7		2120		West Fork Multnomah Creek Bridge
	3.2		1760		East Fork Multnomah Creek Bridge
	3.1		1770		Larch Mountain-Franklin Ridge Trail Junction
	2.8		1580		Multnomah Basin Road (Closed to most vehicles, hikeable to Nesika Lodge or Devil's Rest)
4.0	2.7		1600		(On High Water Trail) Jct Multnomah Basin Trail
4.2	2.5		1400		Jct Highwater Trail (bypass to flooded trail)
4.7	2.0		1160		Third Multnomah Creek Bridge
4.9	1.8		1150		Larch Mountain-Wahkeena Trail Junction
5.0	1.7		1040		Ecola Falls
5.1	1.6		950		Weisendanger Falls
5.2	1.5		950		Dutchman Tunnel
5.3	1.4		840		Lower, Middle and Upper Dutchman Falls
5.4	1.3		760		Larch Mountain-Perdition Trail Junction
5.4	1.3		760		Second Multnomah Creek Bridge
5.5	1.2		650		Jct Top of the Falls Trail #441A - 0.1 miles to Multnomah Falls Upper Viewpoint
6.2	0.5	(400) 7.4	200		Larch Mountain-Gorge Trail Junction
6.4	0.3	(400) 7.2	120		Benson Bridge
6.7	0.0	(400) 7.0	70		Multnomah Falls Trailhead

Connecting Trail

Wahkeena Trail #420
Hike Mile	Trail Mile Marker	Dual Trail Mile Marker	Elevation	Notes	Location
	0.0	(400) 6.5	100		Wahkeena Trailhead
	0.2	(400) 6.3	200		Wahkeena Falls
	0.3	(400) 6.2	360		Wahkeena-Perdition Trail Junction
	0.7	(400) 5.8	600		Lemmon's Viewpoint
	0.7	(400) 5.8	600		Side trail to Monument Viewpoint (Closed)
	0.7	(400) 5.8	600		Abandoned trail to Top of Wahkeena Falls
	0.8	(400) 5.7	650		2nd Bridge over Wahkeena Creek
	0.9	(400) 5.6	720		3rd Bridge over Wahkeena Creek
	1.0	(400) 5.5	900		Fairy Falls
	1.1	(400) 5.4	980		Wahkeena-Vista Point Trail Junction
	1.5	(400) 5.0	1420		Wahkeena-Angel's Rest Trail Junction
	1.9		1580		Wahkeena-Devil's Rest-Vista Point Trail Junction
	2.8		1150		Larch Mountain-Wahkeena Trail Junction

Campsite
Closed area
Restrooms
Road access
Trail junction
View
Water source

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Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike/Log

Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike/Log

From Oregon Hikers Field Guide

Connecting Trail