5.3 hr
Overview
In November 2006, six days of very wet weather producing 13 ½ inches of precipitation caused debris flows all around Mount Hood . On the east side of the mountain, both Clark and Newton Creeks rolled boulders into the East Fork Hood River and the combined spate took out 2 ½ miles of Highway 35. The East Fork Trail #250, an undulating path that traversed the slope west of the East Fork was destroyed in many places. While it used to run six miles between the Polallie Trailhead and the Robinhood Campground, it is now a truncated 3 ½ miles, maintained until a point opposite the Nottingham Campground. The hike includes vistas over the East Fork and numerous impressive old-growth Douglas-firs. In fall, larches stand like brightly lit candles in the forest of evergreens. Since they’re in the vicinity, hikers will probably want to include a loop that visits impressive Tamanawas Falls before embarking on the out-and-back East Fork excursion.
Trail Stats
16.1 km
471 m
1088 m
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