16 miles of hiking • 4250' elevation gain •
Got a late start, not hitting the trail until nearly 10am, so this turned into a quickie "training hike" up to Sherrard Point and back. Most treacherous stretch was right at and just beyond the Multnomah Falls bridge with glaze ice covering the paved trail. Rest of the way offered an amusing assortment of icicles, and generally frozen ground, but no snow to speak of. Wind was worst right at the gorge, too; I had expected much worse on top, but it just wasn't there. Not a terribly exciting trail, but the woods provided great solitude in that all the tourists were afraid to go beyond the icy bridge. The landslide just below Wahkeena Trail turnoff has been very nicely repaired.
Full trip report now up on PortlandHikers.
