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Historic Columbia River Highway Historic Columbia River Highway Oneonta TH Horsetail Falls TH Gorge Trail #400 Trail #438 Multnomah Trail #441 Wahkeena Falls TH Falls TH Ponytail Falls Wahkeena Multnomah Dutchman Falls Falls Falls Trail #441 Wiesendanger Falls Triple Falls Ecola Falls Franklin Ridge Trail #427 Fairy Falls Horsetail Creek Trail #425 Trail #420 #424 #459 Trail #420 Larch Mountain Trail #441 Bell Creek Creek Trail Bell Trail #415 to Angel’s Rest #424 # 459 Trail #441 #459 #424 Prevent vehicle break-ins. Secure your valuables at all parking areas Larch Mtn along Historic Columbia River Highway 30. 4062' (1,238 m) This page is provided as an illustration aid and is not intended to be used as a map or Sherrard Point guide. The information depicted on this Trail #443 page is not to scale. Larch Mountain Road TH Larch Mountain Road Revised 7.15.2015 Packing the Ten Essentials whenever you step into the backcountry, even on day hikes, is a Milage good habit. True, on a routine trip you may use only a few of them. Start & End point: Oneonta TH Hike Type: Loop The original Ten Essentials list was assembled in the 1930s by The Mountaineers, a Distance: 13.2 miles Seattle-based organization for climbers and outdoor adventurers, to help people be Elevation gain: 2730 feet prepared for emergency situations in the outdoors. Triple Falls / 1.7 miles / 563 elv. In 2003, the group updated the list to a “systems” approach rather than listing individual Trail Junction sign / 3.2 miles / 1416 elv. items (for example, map and compass now fall into the Navigation “system”.) Franklin Ridge Trail Junction / 5.8 miles / 2729 elv. Larch Mtn Trail Junction / 8.3 miles / 1773 elv. The updated "systems" approach made its debut in The Mountaineers’ seminal text on Gorge Trail Junction / 11.1 miles / 50 elv. climbing and outdoor exploration, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (The Trail Junction sign / 12.9 miles / 50 elv. Mountaineers Books), now in its eighth edition. Oneonta TH / 13.2 miles / 40 elv. Updated Ten Essential "Systems": Navigation (map and compass) Milage Sun protection (sunglasses and sunscreen) Start point: Multnomah Falls TH Insulation (extra clothing) End Point: Sherrard Point (Larch Mountain) Illumination (headlamp/flashlight) Hike type: Out and back First-aid supplies Distance: 14.4 miles round trip Fire (waterproof matches/lighter/candles) Elevation gain: 4010 feet Repair kit and tools Nutrition (extra food) Hydration (extra water) Emergency shelter Milage Classic Ten Essentials: Start point: Oneonta TH Map End point: Larch Mountain Trailhead Compass Hike Type: Out and Back Sunglasses and sunscreen Distance: 17.2 miles round trip Extra clothing Elevation gain: 4400 feet Headlamp/flashlight First-aid supplies Firestarter Matches Knife Extra food http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/ten-essentials.html.

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