Mountain Dog Trail. There are two ways to obtain permits. The trail is primarily used for hiking running and nature trips and is best used from march until november.
The trail is primarily used for hiking running and nature trips and is best used from march until november. They are both the dog mountain trail the one to the left is an older trail and it is primarily in the woods and it has less switchbacks. While the trail has minimal elevation gain and is only about 5km return it should be noted that the path is a bit more technical requiring careful steps along several sections that are covered with slippery tree roots.
1 per trip or 2 roundtrip.
About a mile into the east leg hikers will encounter a lower meadow nicknamed puppy dog which overlooks the columbia river as it meanders past wind mountain. In spring due to the popularity of this trail a permit is required for each person hiking augspurger or dog mountain. There are two ways to obtain permits. The trail s difficulty caused one writer to describe it as a grueling hike while another said that dog mountain might better be called dogged mountain or possibly doggone mountain and recommended good boots for descending its steep pitches.