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This is a two mile hike to a 1000 foot viewpoint beneath the power lines. | This is a two mile hike to a 1000 foot viewpoint beneath the power lines. | ||
| − | Start by walking east on the Historic Columbia River Highway Trail. After 2/10 of a mile, you'll come to a junction with Portage Road Loop. Start up the hill on this even older road for another 4/10 of a mile. Here, there's a [[Portage Road-Portage Road Connector Trail Junction|side trail]] off to the right. Head up this steep trail for about 100 feet or so, to [[Tanner Road-Gorge-Portage Road Connector Trail Junction|Tanner Creek Road]]. Gorge Trail #400 heads east from here, as well. Follow the Gorge Trail 4/10 of a mile to a junction with the [[Gorge-Wauna Viewpoint Trail Junction|Wauna Viewpoint Trail #402]]. Turn right and up the hill | + | Start by walking east on the paved Historic Columbia River Highway Trail. After 2/10 of a mile, you'll come to a junction with Portage Road Loop. Start up the hill on this even older road for another 4/10 of a mile. Here, there's a [[Portage Road-Portage Road Connector Trail Junction|side trail]] off to the right. Head up this steep trail for about 100 feet or so, to [[Tanner Road-Gorge-Portage Road Connector Trail Junction|Tanner Creek Road]]. Gorge Trail #400 heads east from here, as well. Follow the Gorge Trail 4/10 of a mile to a junction with the [[Gorge-Wauna Viewpoint Trail Junction|Wauna Viewpoint Trail #402]]. Turn right and up the hill. The trail climbs steadily but is well-graded. It ends at [[Wauna Viewpoint]] under some powerlines. The viewpoint area is dominated by a large concrete pillar and there isn't room for a lot of people. |
This area was burned by a forest fire in the 1990s. That has opened up a lot of views. On the other hand with all the new light, many view plants have taken hold, including poison oak. The trail is wide enough to avoid it, but you'll want to stay out of the bushes. | This area was burned by a forest fire in the 1990s. That has opened up a lot of views. On the other hand with all the new light, many view plants have taken hold, including poison oak. The trail is wide enough to avoid it, but you'll want to stay out of the bushes. | ||
Revision as of 01:05, 9 April 2009
- Start point: Tooth Rock Trailhead
- End point: Wauna Viewpoint
- Trail Log: Trail Log
- Hike Type: Out and Back
- Distance: 4 miles round trip
- Elevation gain: 1050 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Seasons: Year round
- Family Friendly: Maybe
- Backpackable: No
- Crowded: No
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Hike Description
This is a two mile hike to a 1000 foot viewpoint beneath the power lines.
Start by walking east on the paved Historic Columbia River Highway Trail. After 2/10 of a mile, you'll come to a junction with Portage Road Loop. Start up the hill on this even older road for another 4/10 of a mile. Here, there's a side trail off to the right. Head up this steep trail for about 100 feet or so, to Tanner Creek Road. Gorge Trail #400 heads east from here, as well. Follow the Gorge Trail 4/10 of a mile to a junction with the Wauna Viewpoint Trail #402. Turn right and up the hill. The trail climbs steadily but is well-graded. It ends at Wauna Viewpoint under some powerlines. The viewpoint area is dominated by a large concrete pillar and there isn't room for a lot of people.
This area was burned by a forest fire in the 1990s. That has opened up a lot of views. On the other hand with all the new light, many view plants have taken hold, including poison oak. The trail is wide enough to avoid it, but you'll want to stay out of the bushes.
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Fees, Regulations, etc.
- Northwest Forest Pass required at trailhead
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Guidebooks that cover this hike
- Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
- Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
- 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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