Columbia River Gorge NSA Augspurger Mountain Hike Hike 49
Length: 16 miles RT to summit including 1 mile RT to overlook Elevation Change: 4400' gain Season: Only recommend spring - too snowy or overgrown otherwise Difficulty: Very Difficult due to length of hike and
elevation gains and losses Permit: NW Forest Pass Required Features: This hike begins in the middle of the Dog Mtn trail head along Washington
highway 14. It is a long steady hike in and out of forested areas up the west
flank of Dog Mountain. At 2.8 miles you come to the junction with Dog Mtn, so
continue straight ahead and down hill. You loose about 400' elevation. In
about half mile you come to a power line service road which you will follow
for about a mile. The trail then takes off into the deep woods and begins
to do some serious climbing. In another mile you will break out onto a ridge
that parallels the high-power lines. From this ridge you have many spectacular
views as you continue to climb. There are some short switchbacks that take you
in and out of the forested areas as you climb the steeper part of this hike.
Finally you reach the heavily forested top of Augspurger. If you continue down
hill on a faint trail on the northwest side of the mountain, you will come
out onto an exposes slope with fantastic views and more than worth the hike.
