Parking is on the right hand side of the highway. From Wahkeena Falls, head west apprximately 2.5 miles. Interstate 84 westbound (from Hood River): Take exit #35, keep going straight off the freeway, and take the Historic Highway just under 7.5 miles to the trailhead parking described above.Ĭolumbia River Highway approach: The trailhead is accessed from the historic highways. Hang a hard right right, heading west on the highway (signed for "Crown Point"), and then almost immediately take another right into the nice big parking area signed for Angel's Rest. Continue uphill about 0.3 mile to the intersection with the Historic Highway. Ignore the righthand turn to the post office. Getting ThereInterstate 84 eastbound (from Portland): Take exit #28 for Bridal Veil. You will get some fresh air and your heart rate up a bit, and still only be gone for about 3 hours! You really can't beat it. Or just drive out, power up and back, and head back home. Haul up some coffee or a lunch or some fine scotch, hunker down at the often windy top, and enjoy a world-class view of the western Gorge. With its three separate drops Multnomah Falls is Oregons most. The trail is not too steep, but it's enough to make for a nice little workout. Hike to any of the waterfalls or loop hike through the waterfalls and lookouts above. What makes it so wonderful is that it is easy to get to it's hikeable year round the trail goes across landslides, over a creek, past a waterfall, through burned areas that now sport great autumn color, over some exposed rocks, and out to an amazing viewpoint all in under 2.5 miles one way and thanks to the burn and a handful of other ecological factors, the trail boasts a pretty high variety of plants that put on shows at different times of the year. What makes this hike so wonderful is not any sense of remoteness or wilderness (you can see and/or hear I-84 most of the hike). There are multiple viewpoints along the trail where you can look out over the Columbia River and up and down the gorge.Just about 30 minutes from most parts of Portland lies a gem of a hike to Angel's Rest. From this point the trail transitions to burnt, exposed landscape and you’ll get to experience the devastation of the Eagle Creek Fire and see how quickly the landscape has healed. You start off in a lush Pacific Northwest forest surrounded by ferns and within a few minutes you’ll hike up to a waterfall. I easily encountered 100+ people (I seriously wanted to guesstimate 200 but I feel like that’s too high).Īnyways, the trail is pretty uphill the entire hike. Unfortunately for me, not only is Angels Rest one of the most popular hiking trails in the Columbia River Gorge, I went on one of the most popular hiking days of the year. The one thing I don’t recommend is hiking this trail on the weekends, it gets crowded FAST.
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The trail starts off at the Angels Rest Trailhead and when I arrived at 9:30am, the parking lot was full (it’s super small) so there were already cars parked up and down the road. #1 it’s really popular due to its proximity to Portland (only 35 minutes from downtown), #2 the views are phenomenal of the Columbia River Gorge, #3 the trail was recently reopened after the devastating Eagle Creek Fire in 2017. Since I was unable to spend Mother’s Day with my mom, I decided to head out and do something she loves to do, go hiking. Points of Interest: Waterfall, river, overlook of Columbia River Gorge, wildflowers through the spring and summer Less experienced hikers should consider an alternative to this hike while these conditions exist, and all hikers with dogs or small children should consider safer alternatives. The Forest Service has reopened the trail but warns hikers to enter at their own risk because of hazardous conditions, including loose rocks, falling trees and limbs, debris flows, and damaged or blocked trails. This trail was impacted by the Eagle Creek Fire in 2017.
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