At times those hike descriptions might have slightly different starting points than the one you’re using, so get a good map and learn to use it. For details, I will refer you to the Field Guide at , which is operated by volunteers with Trailkeepers of Oregon. Here, I am just going to hit the basics, making suggestions for Gorge hikes you can do without a car. Hiking in the Gorge without a car means simply being patient, flexible on timing, and getting to know the schedules and logistics of public bus systems - specifically the Columbia Gorge Express on the Oregon side. Here are a few I have come up with on the Oregon side. There are literally days worth of hikes a person without a car can do in the Columbia River Gorge. If you do this hike in the morning, be prepared for lots of traffic coming up the trail as you come down.Diggit You can’t do any real hiking without a car, right? Wrong. If you have time, check out Wahkeena Springs, which will be on your left directly before you reach this trail junction!įrom here, complete the lollipop by descending Wahkeena Trail #420 back to the parking lot. Continue on Angel's Rest Trail #415 until you reach the intersection with Wahkeena Trail #420. Continue for about 1.2 miles to a set of switchbacks that descend about 500 feet in about 0.8 miles. ***Be careful! there is a view ledge that looks like a trail junction but leads directly off a cliff after only a few feet when traveling away from Angel's Rest!*** You'll find yourself hiking north once you've made the turn off. Once you've had your fill of the views (and perhaps some water and snacks!), retrace your steps, keeping left at all trail junctions, which will lead you onto Angel's Rest Trail #415. Make sure to enjoy the views, but be careful on the rocks! This area is sturdy and expansive, but quite exposed. After about 0.4 miles, turn left to stay on Devil's Rest Trail, which now runs west for another 0.5 miles to Angel's Rest. After another roughly 0.3 miles you'll junction with Devil's Rest Trail (#420C) turn right, bearing NNW toward Angel's Rest. There is another junction about 0.3 miles from Devil's Rest-stay left, continuing to hike west. This trail descends away from the ridge, running south and then turning west. There isn't a view here, which presumably gives the area its name!Ĭontinue the hike by retracing your steps for about 50 feet, turning onto the trail on the right that runs downhill into a patch of maple trees. Climb the last few feet up and slightly left to a collection of rocks that make for a good rest/lunch spot. The climb ceases around 2100 ft elevation and is relatively flat for about a mile, with a few views of the Columbia River and Gorge area through the trees.Īt about 3.5 miles into the hike, the final push to the top of Devil's Rest begins, leading away from the ridge line up to another T-junction. Thankfully, there are a couple of switchbacks. The trail is clear and well-maintained but is somewhat steep in places. If approaching on Wahkeena, turn right to begin the climb up to Devil's Rest. The route to the summit of Devil's Rest is signed on Wahkeena Trail #420 and is approximately where the Vista Point Trail merges back into Wahkeena Trail. Turn left at this point to continue a gentle climb on Wahkeena Trail #420 toward Devil's Rest. If you continue on Wahkeena Trail #420, the trail ascends, running into a T-intersection shortly after flattening out. From here, you can either take the Vista Point Trail (slight left and signed) or continue to Wahkeena Trail #420 (switchback to the right). The hike begins at the Wahkeena Falls Day Use Area (just a half-mile before Multnomah Falls) and begins on the reasonably steep switchbacks of Wahkeena Trail #420, passing Fairy Falls.
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