The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

**UPDATE** We have a correction regarding Hike #39, Grassy Knoll and Big Huckleberry Mountain (page 137) To download the updated driving directions for the trailhead please click HERE CLICK HERE to download the "Hardy Ridge" hike as well as the hike up "Mount Defiance" from Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is the single biggest visitor destination in Oregon 25 of these hikes are published here for the first time Caters to the greater Portland, Oregon–Vancouver, Washington metro area The Columbia River Gorge forms much of the long border between Washington and Oregon, offering hikers a multitude of beautiful trails. Famous for its cascading waterfalls, the region offers spectacular views of the mighty river and its windswept bluffs, as well as stunning panoramas of the surrounding landscape and peaks including Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams, and the Sisters. Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge, by well-known hiking author Craig Romano, features: 100 day hikes on both sides of the river extensive year-round hiking options trails in the National Scenic Area, Silver Star Scenic Area, Trapper Creek, Clark County, and beyond easy-to-read icons for waterfalls, views, dog-friendly trails, and more detailed driving directions and trail maps info on flora and fauna, the unusual Gorge winds, and its abundance of waterfalls Learn more about author Craig Romano at his website or connect with him one step further by "liking" his page on Facebook. **Mountaineers Books designates 1 percent of the sales of select guidebooks in our Day Hiking series toward volunteer trail maintenance. . For this book, our 1 percent of sales is going to Washington Trails Association (WTA). WTA hosts more than 750 work parties throughout Washington’s Cascades and Olympics each year, with volunteers clearing downed logs after spring snowmelt, cutting away brush, retreading worn stretches of trail, and building bridges and turnpikes. Their efforts are essential to the land managers who maintain thousands of acres on shoestring budgets.

Fully updated, expanded, and now in full color Hikes on both sides of the Columbia River, in Oregon & Washington 1% of sales donated to Trail Keepers of Oregon Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge, 2nd Edition is the perfect guide for exploring the breathtaking beauty of one of the most popular hiking destinations near the Portland–Vancouver metro area. Updated and expanded and now with full-color photos, this new edition offers something for everyone–including accessible trails, historical destinations, wildflowers, waterfalls, the old-growth forests of Oregon, and the sun-kissed rolling hills of Washington. With his trademark enthusiasm and expertise, author Craig Romano leads hikers to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Silver Star Scenic Area, Trapper Creek Wilderness, Cottonwood Canyon State Park and some select hikes along the Columbia east of the Gorge, with explorations of national forests and wilderness areas, state forests, state parks, county parks, city parks, and national wildlife refuges. Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge also contains all of the information hikers have come to count on in the Day Hiking series: an overall rating of each hike’s unique qualities, difficulty score, crowd rating, mileage, elevation gain, best season, and more. An at-a-glance guide to the hikes also makes it easy for hikers to narrow down their choices and find just the right adventure for the day.