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SILVER FALLS SIGN

WELCOME SIGN MOULTON FALLS

SIOUXON TRAIL HEAD

TRAILHEAD MARKER – ELOWAH FALLS

FIRE WARNING SIGN

SIGN BRIDAL VEIL FALLS

TRAILHEAD SIGN

SIGN AT LATOURREL FALLS

RIDGEFIELD HIKE – SIGN

TRAILHEAD FOR WAHCLELLA FALLS

SIGNAGE

ANOTHER TRAIL SIGN

FALLS CREEK FALLS TRAIL CATHERINE CREEK TRAIL SIGN

Clark County Newcomers Club – Monday Hikes for 2021

(Revised – 04/17/2021)

Below is the list of hikes for the Monday Hikers for the entire 2021 season. This list could change due to unforeseen circumstances. Make sure to check the latest CCNC Newsletter or website each month to see what the final hikes for that month will be.

Monday hikes are considered easy or moderate by hiking manual standards, usually less than 6 miles, with less than a 1,000 ft. elevation gain. However, the CCNC Monday Hike ratings are not necessarily the same as found in trail books. Please note the distance and elevation gain for each hike. A good test for elevation-gain endurance is if you can climb up and down a staircase multiple times consecutively and breathing is not overly stressed. You may also wish to check with your physician, if you have any concerns. You should also be able to maintain a 20-minute mile pace on level ground.

Hikes are planned on Mondays from May into October. For general information regarding Monday hiking, contact Cathy Darragh. To be added to or deleted from the Monday hiking roster, or to make changes in your contact information, contact Donna Maple.

For each individual hike, there is a designatedHike Organizer. ALL HIKERS ARE TO RESPOND TO THE HIKE ORGANIZER IF THEY ARE PLANNING TO HIKE. Also, if you plan to bring any guests, you must give the Hike Organizer their names. For safety reasons, there must be a minimum of 4 hikers signed up (including the Hike Organizer) in order for a hike to take place. If weather or other unforeseen circumstances cause a hike to be cancelled, the hike organizer will send out an e- mail Sunday evening (the night before the hike). THERE WILL BE NO MORE WEEKLY REMINDERS OF UPCOMING HIKES.

Carpooling from a local meeting point to a trailhead is an option for those who are fully COVID-19 vaccinated. Driving yourself to the trailhead is always an option and if you have not been vaccinated, our Monday hiking group is requiring that you drive yourself.

Plan to be out much of the day. Including the drive, our hikes can last into the late afternoon. The Hike Organizer will tell drivers what parking passes they need, if any. It is required that the passengers contribute to the driver at a rate of $.25/mile/vehicle as fuel reimbursement. The total amount is split by all in the car including the driver. Also, the cost of any necessary day pass to park for a hike must be shared by all in the car (i.e. Silver Falls & Beacon Rock & Vancouver Lake Park).

For the safety and enjoyment of Monday Hikers, REQUIREMENTS are as follows:

You must respond to your Hike Organizer if you intend to hike. Provide the names of any guests you may be bringing. If you need to cancel, contact the Hike Organizer so that we are not waiting for you! Please be on time at the designated meeting place ready to carpool. On all hikes we will either stop in route to use bathroom facilities or use them at the trailhead. No dogs are permitted on the Monday hikes. Check your e-mail before leaving for the hike Monday morning, in case of cancellation notice. All hikers must come equipped to do the hike safely and comfortably, which means:

Sturdy footwear suitable for hiking. Second pair of shoes for the car, plus plastic bag for muddy hiking footwear. Plenty of water. Day-pack with lunch/snacks. Hiking sticks for all but the most level hikes – highly recommended. Rain gear if weather conditions are uncertain. Sun hat and/or sunscreen. Long pants are recommended due to the possibility of poison oak, brambles, ticks, etc. along some hiking trails. Personal first-aid kit is recommended. Do not rely on organizer to have one.

2021 Schedule

To participate in any of the hikes below, contact the individual Hike Organizer. Forgeneral questions and information regarding the Monday Hike Group, contactCathy Darragh.

May 3 Lake Sacajawea Hike in Longview

This is an easy 3.6-mile urban hike with no elevation gain around the lake in a beautiful park setting with blooming rhododendrons. NO CARPOOL. To get to the trail, meet at 10:00 am, at Washington Way and Kessler, in Longview. Best place to park is along Kessler Blvd. near the Washington Way intersection. Pack a lunch or snack; no restaurant meal this year. Hike Organizer: Heidi Ellett.

May 10 Lacamas Creek Trail to Round Lake in Camas

A moderate 4 mile hike on a network of trails in dense forest, passing some waterfalls on the creek, going around Round Lake, and enjoying the blooming of the famous Camas Lilies. About 400 ft. total elevation gain mostly flat. Bring a snack if desired. It could be muddy, so bring extra shoes to change into for the ride home. Meet at 9:00 am at the trailhead entrance in Camas on NE 3rd Avenue. To reach the trailhead entrance on NE 3rd Avenue in Camas, go east out of Camas on NE 3rd Avenue, the trailhead entrance is on the left before the guardrail on west side of the bridge. Right after you pass Louis Brock Park on the right, the trailhead is on the left before Crown Road. Hike Organizer: Cathy Darragh.

May 17 Vancouver Lake to Frenchman’s Bar

This is a flat, paved walk of approximately 6.5 miles. We start at Vancouver Lake Park and walk out to Frenchman’s Bar Park and back. For this hike, we will meet at 9:00 a.m. inside the parking lot for Vancouver Lake near the facilities. Parking fee of $3 at Vancouver Lake Park. Hike Organizer: Carol Frizzell.

May 24 Moulton Falls Start at the Hantwick Road Trailhead north of Battle Ground. Hike a 5-mile mostly flat gravel trail in a forested park, crossing a high bridge with a beautiful falls (Moulton Falls), continue hiking across NE Lucia Falls Rd up to Yacolt Falls (slight elevation gain). Pit toilet at Hantwick Trailhead and bathrooms after crossing the bridge. We will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Battle Ground Safeway shopping area, corner of I-503 and Main Street in Battle Ground; west end of the parking lot. Hike Organizer: Tammy Silver.

May 31 Memorial Day Holiday – No Hike

June 7 Ridgefield Wildlife Preserve

Hike two different trails (Oaks to Wetlands Trail and Kiwa Trail) through Columbia River wetlands, where many varieties of birds and other animals can be seen. Total 3.5 miles, no elevation gain. For this hike, we will meet in the Salmon Creek area and take I-5 to Ridgefield. We will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Albertson’s shopping center off 20th in Salmon Creek, near Legacy hospital and the Kaiser facility. Please park near Starbucks, south end of the lot. Drivers need Northwest Forest Pass or Senior Pass or pay $5 for day pass at the Refuge. Hike Organizer: Marilyn Seitzinger.

June 14 Washington Park/Rose Garden

Hike a moderate 4-mile loop with about 600 feet of elevation gain. We start at the Hoyt Arboretum visitor center and walk mostly on the Wildwood Trail in the shade of the trees, and passing above the area of the Japanese Garden. At the half of the loop we arri ve at the International Rose Test Garden, where we will “take time to smell the roses” and eat our lunch. then we loop back to the start. For this hike, we will meet at 8:30 am, at the WSDOT Park and Ride lot east of Grand Central Shopping Center. If approaching from Highway 14 westbound, take exit 1, Columbia House Blvd.; take a left at the exit & the lot is on your left). Hike Organizer: Penny McLaren.

June 21 Bridal Veil and Latourell Falls

On this Columbia Gorge hike, we will first walk down to Bridal Veil Falls and back up to walk the flat Overlook Loop for 1.1 miles. Then it is on to Latourell Falls for a moderate 2.3- mile loop with 600 ft. in elevation gain. The falls plunge 249 feet over an eroded lava flow. No passes are required. Meet at 8:30 a.m.at the Fred Meyer at the intersection of E. Mill Plain Blvd. and Chkalov. To meet at Fred Meyer, turn into the parking lot at the far end of the building (near the garden store) and meet near the gas pumps.Hike Organizer: Heidi Ellett.

June 28 Beacon Rock, and Hardy and Rodney Falls Cancelled Due to Extreme Heat

The hike will begin at Beacon Rock and ascend 848 feet up for the best view of the Gorge. We will then cross the road and begin the moderate/difficult 3.5 miles round trip, 440 feet elevation gain hike from Hamilton Mountain trailhead to Hardy and Rodney Falls. From the lower trailhead, start off hiking on a wide path through tall trees and mosses, accompanied by twittering, flitting songbirds. Most of the elevation gain is in the first mile. Then the trail flattens out and traverses through more forest, passing small creeks and cascades. We will stop for lunch along the way. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Pendleton Woolen Mill in Washougal (southwest corner of parking lot). Drivers will need a Washington Discover Pass. Hike Organizer: Marilyn Seitzinger.

July 5 (July 4 Holiday the day before) – No Hike

July 12 Dry Creek Falls

Hike to Dry Creek Falls in the Gorge near Cascade Locks. This is a moderate 4.2-mile round trip hike with a 600 ft. elevation gain. The trail follows part of the Pacific Crest Trail with the little-visited falls at the turnaround point. Drivers need a Northwest Forest Pass or Senior Pass. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Pendleton Woolen Mill in Washougal (southwest corner of parking lot). Hike Organizer: Bill Baird.

July 19 Cape Horn

A moderate 5.2-mile round trip hike to Nancy Russell Overlook with 800 ft. elevation gain. Hike through forest and enjoy a fantastic view of the Columbia River Gorge. No pass is required. Meet 8:30 a.m. at the Pendleton Woolen Mill in Washougal (southwest corner of parking lot). Hike Organizer: Cathy Darragh.

July 26 Falls Creek Falls

Moderate 3.4-mile round trip hike with 650 ft. elevation gain to a spectacular triple-tiered waterfall of 250 ft. in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. No trail pass is required. The trail is creek-side through a beautiful old growth forest. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Pendleton Woolen Mill in Washougal (southwest corner of parking lot). Hike Organizer: Tammy Silver.

August 2 Twin Lakes

Hike the Pacific Crest Trail through hemlock and fir forest to two beautiful alpine lakes. This out & back trail is 5.6 miles with a gradual elevation gain of 900 feet. A moderate hike. The drive is about 1.5 hours one way. Drivers need either a Northwest Forest Pass or Senior Pass. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Fred Meyer at the intersection of E. Mill Plain Blvd. and Chkalov. To meet at Fred Meyer, turn into the parking lot at the far end of the building (near the garden store) and meet near the gas pumps. Hike Organizer: Cathy Darragh.

August 9 Beacon Rock, and Hardy and Rodney Falls

August 16 Forest Park/Pittock Mansion/Macleay Trail

Moderate 5.4-mile hike with 400 ft. elevation gain. Starting at Lower Macleay Park (NW 29th Ave and Upshur St) we will hike to the Audubon Society and then follow a section of the Wildwood Trail to Pittock Mansion. We will eat our picnic lunch on the grounds of the mansion. For this hike, we will meet at 8:30 am, at the WSDOT Park and Ride lot east of Grand Central Shopping Center. If approaching from Highway 14 westbound, take exit 1, Columbia House Blvd.; take a left at the exit & the lot is on your left). Hike Organizer: Bill Baird.

August 23 Old Salmon River Trail

Easy 5.2-mile round trip hike with 100 ft. elevation gain along the Salmon River. The trail is between the river and Salmon River Road. It goes through old growth forest near Mt. Hood. Drivers need a Northwest Forest Pass or Senior Pass. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Fred Meyer at the intersection of E. Mill Plain Blvd. and Chkalov. To meet at Fred Meyer, turn into the parking lot at the far end of the building (near the garden store) and meet near the gas pumps. Hike Organizer: Heidi Ellett.

August 30 Eagle Creek

Moderate 6.6 mile round trip hike with 600 ft. elevation gain to High Bridge on Eagle Creek trail. If agreed, we will walk a little past High Bridge to a beautiful lunch spot on Eagle Creek. In this stunning canyon there are cliff areas with a cable for handrails numerous waterfalls and creek views. Rocky parts of the trail may be slippery when wet but it all should be dry in August. On the return trip to the trailhead we can take the trail down about ¼ mile to the beach at Punchbowl Falls. Drivers need a Northwest Forest Pass or a Senior Pass. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Pendleton Woolen Mill in Washougal (southwest corner of parking lot). Hike Organizer: Cathy Darragh.

September 6 Labor Day Holiday – No Hike

September 13 Red Rocks Pass Toutle Trail #238 to Blue Lake.

This moderate trail in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest area starts from the Red Rock Pass trailhead up to Mt. St. Helen’s Monument area into an ancient lava flow, then goes into meadows with huckleberries to mixed forest. It is about 7 miles round trip with an approximate 800 foot elevation gain and crosses one rocky ravine to get to Blue Lake. Road to trailhead has potholes. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Albertson’s Parking lot on 20th Ave, north of 134th, at the Starbucks end. Total driving distance is 110 miles round trip. Hike Organizer Tammy Silver.

September 20 Gillette Lake

This is a 5.6-mile out and back trail to Gillette Lake, with an elevation gain of about 650 feet. It is on the Washington side of the Columbia River, starting from a trailhead near the Bonneville Visitor Center. A short way from the trailhead, the trail joins the Pacific Crest Trail. This somewhat wooded trail will pass through a clear cut and underneath power lines before it arrives at the lake which is the lunch stop and turnaround point. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Pendleton Woolen Mill in Washougal (southwest corner of parking lot). About 50 mile drive round trip. Hike Organizer: Bil Baird.

September 27 Old Salmon River Trail

Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather

October 4 Silver Falls Hike the Trail of Ten Falls near Silverton, Oregon, a moderate, mostly shady hiking trail that weaves through a dense forested canyon. The trail passes a series of beautiful waterfalls along the canyon, descending to a winding creek at the forest floor. We will hike up to 5 miles of the 9-mile trail, with an elevation gain of about 400 ft. A second option is to hike 8.2 miles with an elevation gain of 900 feet and carpool accordingly. FYI: 128-mile drive RT. Meet at 8:30 a.m., at the Fred Meyer at the intersection of E. Mill Plain Blvd. and Chkalov. To meet at Fred Meyer, turn into the parking lot at the far end of the building (near the garden store) and meet near the gas pumps. Oregon State Park Day Passes are $5 at the trailhead. Hike Organizer: Penny McLaren.

October 11 Wahkeena Falls to Multnomah Falls

More challenging 5 mile loop with 1700 ft. elevation gain. Hike through a forest by streams with many waterfalls. No parking passes required. Meet at 8:30 AM at the Fred Meyer at the intersection of E. Mill Plain Blvd. and Chkalov. To meet at Fred Meyer, turn into the parking lot at the far end of the building (near the garden store) and meet near the gas pumps. Hike Organizer: Penny McLaren.