Coyote Wall

 Went looking for dry spring weather, wildflowers and a good hike. Found all that and more on the Coyote Wall Hike in the Columbia Gorge National Scenic area. There are several trails here of various lengths, we followed the trail marked in red on the map to the right. About 7.8 miles with 1,895 ft of elevation gain.

Pano view at the Coyote Wall trailhead:

 The first 0.6 miles follows old Hwy 8, there were wildflowers and

















 water flowing over the rocks.

We took the Little Maui trail up the hill. This is a beautiful section of the trail, with running water, wildflowers and views of the Columbia River.

Columbia Desert Parsley

Yellow Fritillary

Grass Widows

Wide angle short of the stream with a couple of small waterfalls coursing down the hill.

We walked past beautiful old oak trees

The trail joins an old road, which we took up to the trail heading up the plateau over Coyote Wall.

There are some side trails that lead to the edge of Coyote Wall.

We saw several vultures flying overhead.

Pano looking back down at the Columbia River:

There are a couple of trails that head up along Coyote Wall, we chose the ones closer to the edge until we reached the Coyote Wall Upper Viewpoint.

We then hiked along the 1/2 mile Crybaby Trail which runs along the edge of the cliffs among stunted oak trees.

We had great views of the Columbia River and














had glimpses of Mt Hood through the clouds across the river.

This trail then joins with the Atwood Road, which we took back down to Coyote Wall Upper Viewpoint.

 As we hiked back down along the edge of Coyote Wall, we took time to enjoy the wildflowers and the views.

 Instead of returning on the Little Maui Trail, we took the Little Moab Trail back down to Old Hwy 8 and the trailhead, continuing to enjoy the flowers and the views.