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Vicinity Location:<\/strong>
About 30 miles northeast of Portland, OR in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directions:<\/strong>
From Portland take I-84 East and merge onto I-205 North towards Portland Airport\/Vancouver. Drive past the Portland Airport Exit and cross the Columbia River. Move over to the right lane as you cross the bridge. Take exit 27 for Vancouver\/Camas and move into the left lane on the off ramp heading towards Camas. Follow SR-14 for 25.9 miles through Camas and Washougal and past Cape Horn.

Turn left onto Duncan Creek Road and drive for 2.9 miles uphill to a small parking area just on the other side of Duncan Creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No permits needed to park<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No bathrooms at the trailhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length and Elevation:<\/strong>
Total length is 6 miles roundtrip. Trailhead elevation is 1,011 feet. The elevation at the summit is 2,070 feet. Total ascent is 1,210 feet, total descent is 1,210 feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trail:<\/strong>
Duncan Creek Trail, user trail, power line road<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is at least one geocache for this trail at: N 45\u00b0 38.932 W 122\u00b0 05.645 Info at Geocaching.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trail Maps:<\/strong>
Topo Map<\/a>, Download Garmin .gpx file<\/a>, Open Garmin .gpx file<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review:<\/strong> January 13, 2025
From the parking area, cross Duncan Creek and climb over the guard rail to find the trail which heads uphill. The trail is near the stream for a bit then crosses on foot-logs. From there the trail climbs steeply at times above the creek through a nice second-growth forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enjoy the photos!!
Gallery Pics
<\/a>Switchback Steve

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