Hike Cabin Creek Ridge
A 4.7 mile, 2,800' cumulative elevation gain hike
2012 RUNNING TALLY
Miles hiked= xxx; Total elevation gain= xx,xxx'
September 22, 2012
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All rights reserved - may not be copied without permission We enjoy the Starvation Ridge approach to Mount Defiance but would like this
hike better if it was a loop (that didn't involved the knee-busting traditional
Mount Defiance trail). There are rumors that Cabin Creek Ridge may be an option
although it's unclear whether this trail actually punches through so that you can
get over Warren Lake way. This will be a scouting mission to see what I can learn.
The Starvation Ridge trail is lightly used and Cabin Creek is probably even more so.
It would be VERY cool to be able to do Defiance and run into little or no people!
Previous hikes in this area are documented
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GETTING THERE
Starvation Creek exit (Exit 55) off of I-84. No pass required at this time.
Hike West a short way and then turn up (left) the trail as seen in the upper left
picture. About a 1/2 mile from the trailhead, you'll come to a fork as seen in
the picture on the upper right. To do Starvation Ridge, you'd go left and up.
For Cabin Creek Ridge, go right and downward
You will lose some elevation and after a short distance you will cross Cabin Creek.
Then you will once again gain a few hundred feet of elevation. You'll come up on
a rise with a nice view of the Columbia River. Dog Mountain will be almost directly
across the river and Wind Mountain will be to the West.
Just ahead (West) and to the South, there is a power transmission line tower that
can be seen from the Starvation Falls parking lot. This is where the Cabin Creek
ridge "trail" begins.... except that there is no trail, not even a faint one, anywhere
to be seen. It's easy enough to "bushwhack" to the top and follow the ridge though...
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