Devil's Rest
From Portland Hikers Field Guide
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- Latitude: 45.56222
- Longitude: -122.12806
- Maps: Portland Hikers Maps Google Earth
- Elevation: 2408 feet
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Description
Devil's Rest is a high promontory between Angel's Rest and Larch Mountain on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. It is an obvious forest-covered knob when looking at the hillside from the Washington side of the river, (eclipsed only by Larch Mountain and Nesmith Point in terms of prominence in this area).
When you reach Devil's Rest, you will wonder "is this it?". No, it is not one of the most picturesque of destinations in the Gorge. This is truly one of those "it's not about the destination, it's about the trip there" locations! Many people choose this as their goal due to the relative quiet compared to other area Gorge trails and for the understated views along the way up.
Most people who come to Devil's Rest start at either Wahkeena Falls, Multnomah Falls or the Angel's Rest Trailhead, and there a half-dozen or more loop and shuttle options in the area, including some lost and abandoned trails. For most of these options you have to traverse about 2100 feet of elevation in about three miles, making this a decent quad warmer, without being haughty. But you will make buddies of the ubiquitous switchbacks along the way.
If you are a lover of waterfalls, you can't go wrong starting at either Wahkeena or Multnomah Falls, but the less popular Angel's Rest-Devil's Rest Loop Hike is a nice option, giving you a ying-yang contrast between the two landmarks, a slightly longer route (better for conditioning), and good sampling of the areas forests and wildlife.
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Guidebooks that cover this destination
- Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
- 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Portland, by Paul Gerald
- Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
- 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
More Links
- NWHiker.com Hike #10 (from Wahkeena Falls)
- [http://www.nwhiker.com/CGNSAHike08.html NWHiker.com Hike #08} {Loop hike from Angel's Rest via Foxglove)
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