16.5 miles of hiking • 4500' elevation gain •
Picked an awesome day to trek up to Sherrard Point from Multnomah Falls with Mountainkat. Ice on the trail, even below the Benson Bridge, kept all the tourists at bay. Saw just one fellow along the way going up, three couples arrived from the snow gate while we were on the summit, and then nobody again until we hit the paved trail near the bottom going down.
Conditions were perfect! The trail was well trampled, so we ended up carrying our snowshoes the entire way, using only microspikes instead. Temps were in the high-30s under bluebird conditions, with barely a breeze even up top. Really couldn't have been a much nicer day. :-)
Comments
Karl
January 12, 2016
Oh, you absolutely should, if you've never been up from Multnomah before. It's a most wonderful hike, particularly on those hot summer days when shade sounds good. My favorite variation is coming back down Oneonta and Franklin Ridge, but there are lots of other options too.
Woodswalker
January 11, 2016
On my list for spring.