Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington

As we mentioned in our previous post for several years we have been working on a goal to hike all 500 featured hikes in William L. Sullivan’s “100 Hikes…” series of guidebooks (post). In 2020 we completed the first of these books covering the Central Oregon Cascades (post). We followed that up by completing a pair of books in 2021 beginning with the 3rd edition “100 Hikes/Travel Guide Oregon Coast and Coast Range” on 7/31/2021. (post) A month later we crossed of the final hikes in the 4th edition “100 Hikes/Travel Guide Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington”.

Generally speaking in order to check a hike off our list we need to have hiked a substantial portion of Sullivan’s described hike or visited the main attraction(s) he identifies for the hike. In many cases Sullivan provides multiple options for destinations/lengths as well as listing more than one distinct hike under a featured hike. For instance hike #68 – West Zigzag Mountain consists of an 11 mile out and back to the former West Zigzag lookout site and a 1.8 mile hike to Castle Canyon (which we have not yet hiked), each starting from a different trailhead with no overlapping (or connecting) trails. For three other featured hikes we have yet to do the separate shorter hike -#2 Aerial Tram & Council Crest we have not done the 1.8 mile loop to Marquam Shelter via the Portland Ariel Tram, #13 Tualatin Hills we have not done the 2.2 mile Cooper Mountain loop and #23 Ape Cave we have not done the 0.2 mile Trail of Two Forests. Additionally for hike #6 Northern Forest Park there are two options going in different directions from the same trailhead and we have only done the longer of the two. Then there are the hikes with multiple main attractions of which there are three that we have not made it to all of the suggested destinations: #27 Lava Canyon we have yet to visit The Ship, #59 Catherine Creek we have not been to the Indian Pits, and #76 Timberline Lodge Trails we haven’t made it up to the Silcox Hut yet. Finally hike #83 lists the entire 40 mile Timberline Trail as one of four options and we have not yet hiked the entirety of that trail. That leaves 16 featured hikes that we made it to all the main attractions and 76 that were completed either as described or with additional hiking added on.

The area covered in this particular book extends north from Salem into Washington to cover both the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and Mt. Adams Wilderness. To the east the area reaches just beyond The Dalles where it overlaps slightly with his eastern book by including the Klickitat Rail Trail in the Columbia Gorge section. Further south, below the Badger Creek Wilderness the eastern reach ends roughly at the Cascade Crest/Pacific Crest Trail. The area also extends SE of Salem to encompass most of the Bull of the Woods Wilderness, the Olallie Lake Scenic Area, and the northern end of Jefferson Park in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness. Unfortunately many of the hikes in this SE corner were burned over by wildfires in 2020 and 2021.
A rectangular view of the area which also includes some hikes from the Central Cascades book at the southern end and hikes from the Eastern book along the eastern end.

Map showing only hikes from the NW book.

In addition to the four wilderness areas already mentioned 7 additional wildernesses are located in the area covered. The Mark O. Hatfield, Mt. Hood, Salmon-Huckleberry, Lower White River, Roaring River, Clackamas, and Table Rock Wilderness.

Hikes range from urban walks in the Willamette Valley to alpine strolls above the treeline in the Cascade Mountains. Rivers and waterfalls, highlighted by the Columbia River Gorge, are frequent focuses of the hikes along with lakes and wildflower covered hillsides and meadows. A mix of ecological zones are present including alpine forests, pine-oak grassland, and sagebrush flats. Elevations range from just above sea level at Warrior Point to just under 9000′ on Mt. Hood along Cooper Spur.

With all that out of the way here is a list of the 100 featured hikes along with a photo (or two where two distinctly different hikes were included in the entry) from William L. Sullivan’s 2018 4th edition “100 Hikes/Travel Guide Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington”:

#1 Tilikum Crossing – Hiked 12/14/2019

#2 Aerial Tram & Council Crest – Hiked 5/12/2018 (Council Crest)

#3 Washington Park – Hiked 5/12/2018

#4 Balch Creek – Hiked 10/24/2020 & 1/01/2022

#5 Maple Trail – Hiked 12/14/2019

#6 Northern Forest Park – Hiked 11/17/2018 (Germantown to Fire Lane 7a)

#7 Tryon Creek Natural Area – Hiked 4/20/2019

#8 Oaks Bottom – Hiked 12/10/2017

#9 Powell Butte – Hiked 10/1/2017

#10 Oxbow Park – Hiked 10/1/2017

#11 Willamette Mission Park – Hiked 3/23/2019

#12 Champoeg Heritage Area – Hiked 12/6/2015

#13 Tualatin Hills Nature Parks – Hiked 3/23/2019 (Tualatin Hills)

#14 Warrior Rock – Hiked 5/11/2019

#15 Ridgefield Refuge – Hiked 7/31/2021

#16 Lacamas Park – Hiked 4/19/2015

#17 Silver Star Mountain – Hiked 6/30/2013, 6/27/2015, 6/26/2019

#18 Moulton Falls – Hiked 3/1/2017
(This is Yacolt not Moulton Falls)

#19 Siouxon Creek – Hiked 6/4/2016 Burned 2020 in the Big Hollow Fire

#20 Coldwater Lake – Hiked 5/11/2014, 7/16/2019, & 7/17/2016

#21 Johnston Ridge – Hiked 8/22/2013 & 07/16/2016

#22 Sheep Canyon – Hiked 7/14/2013

#23 Ape Cave – Hiked 7/11/2025

#24 Mt. St. Helens Rim – Hiked 9/7/2014

#25 June Lake – Hiked 7/19/2014

#26 Ape Canyon – Hiked 9/17/2012 & 7/11/2015

#27 Lava Canyon – Hiked 9/17/2012

#28 Windy Ridge – Hiked 8/28/2021

#29 Spirit Lake – Hiked 7/16/16, 8/28/2021, & 8/29/21

#30 Badger Peak – Hiked 8/28/21

#31 Lewis River Falls – Hiked 5/29/2016

#32 Observation Peak – Hiked 7/7/2013 Burned 2020 in the Big Hollow Fire

#33 Falls Creek Falls – Hiked 10/13/2018

#34 Thomas Lake – Hiked 9/12/2015
Pictured: Blue Lake

#35 Junction Lake – Hiked 9/12/2015 & 10/3/2020

#36 Cultus Lake – Hiked 10/3/2020

#37 Sleeping Beauty – Hiked 8/1/2020

#38 Mt. Adams Meadows – Hiked 8/17/2014

#39 Cape Horn – Hiked 11/21/2015

#40 Hardy Ridge – Hiked 5/8/2021

#41 Beacon Rock State Park – Hiked 5/29/2013, 5/2/2015, 5/8/2021
Hamilton Mountain

Beacon Rock

#42 Gillette Lake and Greenleaf Falls – Hiked 5/4/2019

#43 Larch Mountain Crater – Hiked 10/31/2020

#44 Latourell Falls – Hiked 10/31/2020

#45 Angels Rest – Hiked 5/25/2013 Burned 2017 Eagle Creek Fire

#46 Multnomah and Wahkeena Falls – Hiked 7/2/2012 & 5/25/2013 Burned 2017 Eagle Creek Fire

#47 Oneonta and Horsetail Falls – Hiked 7/2/2012 Burned 2017 Eagle Creek Fire

#48 Wahclella and Elowah Falls – Hiked 3/21/2015 Burned 2017 Eagle Creek Fire

#49 Eagle Creek – Hiked 10/9/2012 & 5/7/2014 Burned 2017 Eagle Creek Fire

#50 Herman Creek – Hiked 10/3/2015 Burned 2017 Eagle Creek Fire

#51 Wahtum Lake – Hiked 10/26/2019

#52 Mount Defiance – Hiked 7/16/2012 Burned partially 2017 Eagle Creek Fire

#53 Mitchell Point – Hiked 3/27/2021

#54 Moiser Twin Tunnels – Hiked 4/25/2015

#55 Tom McCall Preserve – Hiked 4/25/2015

#56 Dog Mountain – 5/17/2014 & 5/7/2016

#57 Weldon Wagon Road – Hiked 3/19/2016

#58 Coyote Wall – Hiked 3/19/2016

#59 Catherine Creek – Hiked 3/19/2016

#60 Lyle Cherry Orchard – Hiked 3/27/2021

#61 Klickitat Rail Trail – Hiked 4/26/2014

#62 Wildwood Area – Hiked 5/24/2015 & 6/8/2019
Bonanza Trail

Boulder Ridge Trail

#63 Old Salmon River Trail – Hiked 8/30/2015

#64 Salmon River Trail – Hiked 8/30/2015 & 6/2/2018

#65 Salmon Butte – Hiked 6/16/2013

#66 Hunchback Mountain – Hiked 7/11/2020

#67 Devil’s Peak Lookout – Hiked 9/29/2018

#68 West Zigzag Mountain – Hiked 7/9/2012 & 7/4/2020

#69 Burnt Lake – Hiked 7/13/ 2014

#70 Ramona Falls – Hiked 7/20/2012 & 8/24/2013

#71 McNeil Point – Hiked 8/20/2012 & 7/18/2015

#72 Cairn Basin – Hiked 8/20/2012, 8/11/2013, 8/13/2017, & 6/22/2019 (Owl Point)

#73 Lost Lake – Hiked 6/15/2019

#74 Laurel Hill – 10/28/2017 & 10/30/2021

#75 Mirror Lake – Hiked 10/28/2017

#76 Timberline Lodge Trails – Hiked 8/27/2012, 7/12/2014, & 8/20/2016

#77 Timothy Lake – Hiked 9/15/2013

#78 Twin Lakes – Hiked 10/29/2016

#79 Umbrella Falls – Hiked 7/21/2013

#80 Elk Meadows – Hiked 7/21/2013

#81 Tamanawas Falls – Hiked 4/3/2016

#82 Cooper Spur – Hiked 9/24/2016

#83 Timberline Trail at Cloud Cap – Hiked 8/3/2014, 8/13/2017, 8/17/2019

#84 Bald Butte – Hiked 5/21/2017

#85 Lookout Mountain – Hiked – 6/28/2014, 10/13/2019, & 10/16/2021

#86 Fret Creek & Oval Lake – Hiked 6/28/2014 & 10/16/2021

#87 Badger Creek – Hiked 5/24/2014 & 6/28/2014

#88 Butte Creek Falls – Hiked 3/1/2015

#89 Table Rock – Hiked 10/11/2012, 7/4/2015 & 6/21/2020

#90 Memaloose Lake – Hiked 6/18/2020 Burned 2020 Riverside Fire

#91 Clackamas River Trail – Hiked 6/25/2012 Burned 2014 36 Pit and 2020 Riverside Fires

#92 Fish Creek Mountain – Hiked 6/28/2019 Burned 2020 Riverside Fire

#93 Riverside Trail – Hiked 11/9/2019 Burned 2020 Riverside Fire

#94 Shellrock and Rock Lakes – Hiked 9/22/2013
Pictured: Serene Lake

#95 Bagby Hot Springs – Hiked 7/14/2028

#96 Pansy Lake – Hiked 8/16/2019 Burned 2021 Bull Complex

#97 Red Lake – Hiked 10/10/2013 & 9/5/2015 Burned 2020 Lionshead Fire

#98 Monon Lake – Hiked 9/12/2019 Burned 2020 Lionshead Fire

#99 Top Lake – Hiked 10/10/2013, 9/5/2015 & 9/12/2019 Burned 2020 Lionshead Fire

#100 Jefferson Park Ridge – Hiked 10/7/2012 Burned 2020 Lionshead Fire