Upper Munra Falls–Dublin Lake, 4 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Bonneville, OR. The route passes Upper Munra Falls before reaching Dublin Lake at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 3,994 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Upper Munra Falls–Dublin Lake, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 3,994 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Elevation 163–3,779 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: HCRHT Toothrock Trailhead · 45.63482, -121.94785
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 58% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto old portage road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto portage road connector, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Forest Road 8400-777, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 8400-777, heading S.
- 1 miPass Upper Munra Falls.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tanner Butte Trail #401, heading SE.
- 4 miTurn left onto Dublin Lake Trail #401B, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Dublin Lake.
- 50 ftReach Upper Munra Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tanner Butte Trail #401, heading SW.
- 4 miBear right onto Forest Road 8400-777, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 8400-777, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto portage road connector, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left onto old portage road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from HCRHT Toothrock Trailhead Trailhead
- Forest Road 8400-777 1.9 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Trout Loop, 6 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 565 ft
- Wauna Viewpoint–Gorge Trail #400, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft
- Upper Munra Falls & old portage road via Forest Road 8400-777 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,088 ft
- Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness Viewpoint–Adult Fish Holding Ponds, 8 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,168 ft
- Lower Ruckel Creek Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft
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