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Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: This high-traffic trail remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
Moderate: 5 miles | 1500 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: This high-traffic trail remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. While parts of Beacon Rock State Park are open, including the parking lot and restroom at the trailhead, the closures also include the group campground and the upper picnic area.
Easy: 1.8 miles | 680 ft.
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Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: This high-traffic trail remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
Easy: 0.6 miles | 70 ft.
Moderate: 4 miles | 1150 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: Due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials, the pictograph tour is closed to the public. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
Easy: 0.5 miles | 50 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.
Moderate: 6.4 miles | 840 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.
Easy: 3.8 miles | 500 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.
Strenuous: 12 miles | 1640 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.
Expert: 26.5 miles | 5310 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.
Easy: 2.3 miles | 440 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Nov 26, 2018: Trail is open only to Ponytail Falls. Past the falls, the trail is closed because of damage from the 2017 Eagle Creek fire.
Moderate: 4.4 miles | 680 ft.
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Moderate: 7 miles | 1100 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: In June 2020, Mosier City Council voted to keep all their city parks closed until Sept. 17. With the closure of their city parks, including Pocket Park, the Mosier Plateau trail will also remain effectively closed until Sept. 17.
The Mosier Plateau trail is managed cooperatively by the city of Mosier and Friends of the Columbia Gorge Land Trust. The first half-mile of the trail runs through Mosier Pocket Park and alongside the town’s Pioneer Cemetery. A recreation easement from a local landowner then connects the city park to our land trust property.
Get up to date Gorge trail closure info: ReadySetGorge.com.
Moderate: 3.5 miles | 600 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: The high-traffic Multnomah Falls Recreation Area remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
Easy: 2.6 miles | 700 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.
Easy: 0.6 miles | 400 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.
Easy: 0.2 miles | 0 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: The northeast section of the loop is closed for winter habitat October 1 - April 30 each year. During those months you can do an out-and-back walk instead of a loop.
The Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail is closed due to construction on the Steigerwald Floodplain Restoration Project.
Get up-to-date Gorge trail closure info: ReadySetGorge.com.
Easy: 2.8 miles | 0 ft.
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: This high-traffic trail remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
The upper section of the trail’s loop has an ongoing closure due to a damaged bridge and washouts sustained during and after the Eagle Creek fire. For your safety, respect closure signs and stay out of closed areas.
Easy: 2.4 miles | 300 ft.
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Angel's Rest, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: This high-traffic trail remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
Beacon Rock, WA
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: This high-traffic trail remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. While parts of Beacon Rock State Park are open, including the parking lot and restroom at the trailhead, the closures also include the group campground and the upper picnic area.
Bridal Veil Falls, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: This high-traffic trail remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Dalles Mountain Ranch to Stacker Butte, WA
Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Horsethief Lake Petroglyphs, WA
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: Due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials, the pictograph tour is closed to the public. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
Eagle Creek to High Bridge, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. Eagle Creek to Punchbowl Falls, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. 
Horsetail Falls Loop, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. Horsetail, Ponytail & Triple Falls, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Nov 26, 2018: Trail is open only to Ponytail Falls. Past the falls, the trail is closed because of damage from the 2017 Eagle Creek fire.
Larch Mountain Crater Loop, OR
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Mosier Plateau, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: In June 2020, Mosier City Council voted to keep all their city parks closed until Sept. 17. With the closure of their city parks, including Pocket Park, the Mosier Plateau trail will also remain effectively closed until Sept. 17.
The Mosier Plateau trail is managed cooperatively by the city of Mosier and Friends of the Columbia Gorge Land Trust. The first half-mile of the trail runs through Mosier Pocket Park and alongside the town’s Pioneer Cemetery. A recreation easement from a local landowner then connects the city park to our land trust property.
Get up to date Gorge trail closure info: ReadySetGorge.com.
Multnomah Falls, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: The high-traffic Multnomah Falls Recreation Area remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
Oneonta Gorge to Lower Oneonta Falls, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. 
Shepperds Dell Falls, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. 
Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Gibbons Creek, WA
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: The northeast section of the loop is closed for winter habitat October 1 - April 30 each year. During those months you can do an out-and-back walk instead of a loop.
The Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail is closed due to construction on the Steigerwald Floodplain Restoration Project.
Get up-to-date Gorge trail closure info: ReadySetGorge.com.
Wahclella Falls Loop, OR
Trail Alert. Click here for more info Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: This high-traffic trail remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
The upper section of the trail’s loop has an ongoing closure due to a damaged bridge and washouts sustained during and after the Eagle Creek fire. For your safety, respect closure signs and stay out of closed areas.
