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This has become an annual adventure. Pictures of previous hikes:
2012,
2013,
2014,
2014 and
2014.
GETTING THERE: Cherry Orchard Trailhead: I-84 east to Exit 64/Hood River. Cross the
Hood River Bridge to WA SR-14 and turn right/east. Continue past the town of Lyle, WA
and look for the parking area just past the tunnel on your left/north side of highway.
The turn out is 2 miles from the center of Lyle. If you go past Dougs Beach State
Park, you've gone too far.
When you get to this sign, which is just up the hill from the trailhead, go left
to travel the Convict Road. The
Convict Road trail is fairly easy and level although
you have to navigate a lot of rock slides. The road goes for two miles and ends in Lyle.
Turn right and go up-hill to get to the Lyle Cherry Orchard. This trail is about 2 1/2
miles and is well worn although deciding which forks to take can be a challenge.
Basically, you want to take the choices that either go "up" or East. You really
can't get "lost" up here, per se... but you could easily wind up going West and
into Lyle instead of staying on the trail.
This is what the beginning (or the end) of the Lyle Convict Road looks like as
viewed from about 1/4 mile along the Cherry Orchard Trail. Road starts at the far
lower left of this picture. Left at the Cherry Orchard sign instead of going up.
The first mile and a half or so is exposed with great views. But the winds are
often strong up here. Once you get to the top of the crest it's a mostly level
hike in dense forest of white oak trees. You'll eventually come to a clearing
at this"gate" (below). Opens up into a meadow. There are only three living
cherry trees up here now. This hollowed out trunk is the end of the hike.
There's a geocache hidden inside.
Here's more pictures of today's hike up the
Lyle Cherry Orchard.
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