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: Attention: SR14 will be closed during certain hours this year. Click HERE for much needed information. 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. A Virtual Hike in the Columbia River Gorge NSA All for the love of hiking!