Cape Horn — Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015

Southwest Washington > Columbia River Gorge - WA

I was excited to do this hike because it seems like it has a little bit of everything, but unfortunately due to the Peregrine Falcons in the area the lower half of the trail is closed off to ensure their habitat isn't disturbed, and so they keep coming back. This part of the trail will be closed until July 15th. It looks like this is an annual closure. As for the trail, I hiked up to the lookout, 2.5 miles round trip from the Park & Ride. There was one muddy crossing over a creek, and a section on the upper third of the trail that was a little loose and muddy, but other than that, for a winter hike it was great! Got to the top and was stuck in the low cloud cover, even though on the drive to the trailhead I could see Mt. Hood the majority of the time. I hiked this with my dog, and came across one person on the way down, but other than that we were alone. I will definitely be making another trip back here someday! Looks like a great summertime hike.