12 miles of hiking • 4500' elevation gain •
Intended to hike to Table Mountain via Cedar Mountain. Instead, hiked to Cedar Falls and then got turned around and ended up hiking along Hamilton Creek for about three miles. Bushwhacked up to the PCT (overshot the Cedar Mountain / PCT junction) and headed south to the Heartbreak Ridge Trail to ascend Table. The sun came out as we summited and provided perfect views up and down the Gorge and to all of the snow-capped mountains. Very little snow on top of Table. Made the Table Top circuit and descended on the western ridge. We wanted to return along the North Ridge but dinner plans in Portland made us beeline along the PCT and the Table Mountain trail back to the car and a glorious Gorge sunset.
