Mount Defiance from Wahtum Lake Road Hike
From Portland Hikers Field Guide
- Start point: Upper Mount Defiance Trailhead
- End point: Mount Defiance
- Trail Log: Trail Log
- Hike Type: Out and back
- Distance: 3.6 miles
- Elevation gain: 1140 feet
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Seasons: May-Nov
- Family Friendly: Yes
- Backpackable: Yes
- Crowded: No
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Hike Description
The Mount Defiance Hike is well-known as the most difficult hike in the Gorge. The approach normally considered, however, is the Mount Defiance Trail starting at the Starvation Creek Rest Area on the shore of the Columbia River. This hike starts at the other end of the trail, with less than a quarter of the elevation gain.
From the Upper Mount Defiance Trailhead, head up the Mount Defiance Trail. The Wyeth Trail starts here too, so make sure you're on the right trail. In a little more than half a mile, you'll come to a junction with the Bear Lake Trail. Continue north on the Mount Defiance Trail. The trail climbs about 600 feet in the next mile to a junction with the Defiance Cutoff Trail. From here, it's only 1/4 mile and another 100 feet to the summit of Mount Defiance.
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Regulations or restrictions, etc
- Northwest Forest Pass required at the trailhead
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