Ride Score Card
Restrooms: Cascade Locks restaurants; Bonneville Dam; Eagle Creek
Miles: 8.5 Miles one way - 17 Miles round trip
Hills: max elevation 267 ft
Total elevation gain 740 ft
Incline 10.7% Decline 10.6 %
Starting Direction: Cascade Locks, Head West
Roadway: Paved Trail for Cycles & Pedestrians
Services: Cascade Locks has several motels/restaurants; Bonneville Dam has small food/drink stand.
Impression: Some hills.
Be sure to exit trail and go to Bonneville Dam (I-84 ramp crossing caution) and see Hermann the Sturgeon near the fish hatchery at its Eye-Level. If you continue to the eastern parking lot of Bonneville Dam, there is a great view of Beacon Rock. You will cross a 3 beautiful creeks (Ruckel, McCord & Moffet). Lots to learn about canopy fires which burn from the top to the ground. 2017 Eagle Creek Fire sterilized much of the soil & delayed water holding plants from growing more quickly. This delay contributed to landslides.
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