Biking

SolRides- Bike Tours & Rentals

If you prefer a guided tour over a self-guided one, please let us know. Our signature E-Bike tours feature some of the most scenic viewpoints in the Gorge, and our experienced guides share local knowledge about the natural, cultural, and environmental history of the area. For a full list of 2023 daily tours click here.

• We offer daily tours 7 days a week, twice a day.

• Wine tours of Hood River Valley, Mosier, Ore. and Lyle, Washington.

• Customized tours can be arranged- wedding parties, bachelorette events, corporate retreats, group picnics, birthdays, and more

Old Ranch Road Trail- Mountain Biking, Lyle WA

Twin Tunnels Trail- Road Biking, Hood River OR

Post Canyon- Mountain Biking, Hood River OR

Klickitat River Segment- Mountain Biking, Lyle WA

thegorgeismygym (Mountain Biking & Road Biking Routes)

MTB Project (Mountain Biking Project Map)

Hiking

Sleeping Beauty-

2.6 miles roundtrip, elevation gain: 1400 ft., highest point: 4900 ft. offering views of Mt Rainer, Mt Helens, Mt Adams & Mt Hood

Coyote Wall-

3.8 miles roundtrip, elevation gain: 850 ft., highest point: 900 ft. offering clear & continual river views even with cloud cover

Weldon Wagon Trail-

5.4 miles roundtrip, elevation gain: 1290 ft., highest point: 1900 ft. trailhead is one mile from the RubyJune Inn

Lemei Lake-

5.0 miles roundtrip, elevation gain: 500 ft., highest point: 5100 ft.

Lyle Cherry Orchard

5 miles, elevation gain of 1050 ft, highest point 1100, infrequently-visited hike that offers spectacular views of the Columbia River

WA Trails Association

Curious Gorge- Hiking Guide to the Columbia Gorge (in every RJI room)

Cascade Canyon Guides (Canyoning & Hiking Tours)

Canyoning is a technical, team sport that requires specific equipment, skills and expertise to descend otherwise impassable canyons. This is done by rappelling, swimming, sliding, down-climbing, hiking & wading. We all have different skills and canyoning gives every one of us a chance to succeed in different ways. We design hikes to meet your groups interests and abilities. (20% discount, “SPECIALGUEST” code)

 Golf

Elk Ridge Golf Course, Carson WA

(a par 71 golf course, playing more than 6,500 yards from the black tee)

Indian Creek Golf Course, Hood River OR

(a par 72 golf course, playing more than 6,223 yards from the black tees)

Hood River Golf Course, Hood River OR

 Summer Sports

Whitewater Rafting/Kayaking- ( WetPlanet , Columbia River Outdoors, Zoller’s Outdoor Odyssey, riverdrifters) (request a promo code)

Openwater Kayaking- Columbia River ( Hood River SUP & Kayak )

Kiteboarding- Columbia River ( Cascade Kiteboarding )

Windsurfing & Paddlebooarding (Big Winds)

Winter Sports

XC Skiing & Snowshoeing- Mt Adams offers miles of groomed cross-country ski trails interlace with snowmobile routes on the south and west flanks of Mt Adams. Trails originate from several regularly plowed Sno-Parks near 3000′ elevations close to Trout Lake, WA.

Sno-Park Permits are required for snow parks and ski resorts in Washington. The Mt. Adams Chamber Visitor Center sells non-motorized sno-park permits for Washington. 

Pineside Sno-Park lies north of Trout Lake offers 20 miles of groomed ski and snowshoe trails (non-motorized use only).  6 Pineside/Snow King XC Ski Trail Maps, Mt Adams, WA 

Snow King Sno-Park lies north of Trout Lake and is a couple of miles beyond Pineside Sno-Park. The area accesses 20 miles of non-motorized, groomed cross-country ski trails and many miles of backcountry ski and snowmobile terrain.

Atkisson Sno-Park lies a few miles west of Trout Lake and offers 16k of ski and snowshoe trails (marked but not groomed). This Sno-Park features a warming hut with wood stove. It provides access to the Guler Ice Caves and Natural Bridges areas.

 Ski & Snowshoe Trail Map

Snowpark Pass

Gifford Pinchot Nat'l Forest Links

Oregon Nordic Club

Snowshoe Magazine

Dougs Hood River (Gear Rental)

Pure Stoke Sports (Gear Rental)