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EAGLE CREEK
This walk/hike takes you to one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the Columbia Gorge. The actual viewpoint should only be attempted at one’s own risk as it is a point that is very steep and narrow. The walk/hike can be done without going to the point and is still magnificent. You will climb 2700 ft. up to the Nick Eaton Ridge, along the Ridge and back down through some old growth forest. Please take water and wear proper footware.
This walk is an old favorite, but this year the walk will only be 6km. It will start at and take you through the Bonneville Fish hatchery and the sturgeon viewing area. Then you will hike to one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the entire Columbia Gorge. Then back to the hatchery.
DRY CREEK FALLS  10km      Another gorgeous walk, this walk starts at Cascade Locks, takes you along some pristine forest trails, back a canyon to Dry Creek Falls, and back down an abandoned road to Cascade Locks and the start.
This walk/hike starts at the Eagle Creek fish hatchery, across the suspension bridge over Eagle Creek and winds up on a trail overlooking the Columbia River to a view-point that afford a view both up and down the River. You will then descend by way of the Tooth Rock trail back to the start.
This walk/hike, on the Washington side of the River, is a unique experience as it takes you to the top of the Bingen Syncline, other-wise known as Coyote Wall. This syncline is a huge uplift in the earth’s surface. You will hike to the top with unsurpassed views of the Oregon side of the river and then back through fields of wildflowers.
This trail goes high above the river along the Old Columbia River Highway. You will walk through the Mosier Tunnels that were closed in 1953 and recently reopened as a park. The first tunnel is 288 feet long and was connected to the second with a concrete roof in 1999. This is a worthwhile walk with a very easy grade. FORT CASCADE/HAMILTON ISLAND This walk will take you to Fort Cascade, which was in use from 1856 to 1861. Imagine what it must have been like to be stationed here with the constant wind, rain, dampness and bitter cold of winter. You will also walk onto Hamilton Island in the middle of the Columbia River.
A different version of an old favorite. Walk from Cascade locks to Overlook and back along a paved forested trail. This is part of a trail that will eventually go from Portland to The Dalles, a city 40 miles upriver.
A walk through the town, out to the Herman Creek work center (US Forest Service) and onto an island in the Columbia River.
BIKE The bike will start at Cascade Locks. It will go onto some forested roads and along the river meandering, through the back roads of the area.
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