Name: Gorge Trail
Rating: 4.4

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Sep 27, 2024

Stewart Carnes

Sep 16, 2024

Mark Ezrin

Sep 1, 2024

Daniel Rhodes

1.3mi — 1h 45m

Aug 24, 2024

Tyler Thieding

Aug 5, 2024

Sunny Sun

Oct 9, 2023

Kristina Coleman

Sep 2, 2022

Jordan Hansen

Super beautiful. A little crowded but to be expected. 1.2mi — 2h 05m

Aug 31, 2022

Thomas Ickes

1.2mi — 1h 55m

Jul 2, 2022

Haley Beach

Aug 8, 2021

Rob Amerling

Beautiful caves and waterfalls 1.2mi — 1h 00m

Jul 28, 2021

Marissa Narde

Jul 20, 2021

Jessica Packer

Jun 19, 2021

Scott Johnson

Danielle, Rhyan, Tyler, Aimee, Bryce, & Kaitlyn 2.4mi

Sep 26, 2020

Kevin Y Maribel Torres

Aug 20, 2020

Stephen Ali

Jun 27, 2020

Jessie Jiang

1.2mi — 1h 20m

Jun 19, 2020

Jaedon S

South Pavilion to Crouch's Stairs to Lovers Lane to waterfalls/cathedral

Mar 15, 2020

Bill Lee

Oct 19, 2019

Lesia Olesnyckyj

10h 00m

Sep 30, 2019

Renee Lenthe

Aug 31, 2019

Komal Patel

Labor Day weekend 1.2mi

Jul 28, 2019

Ernesto Luna

Jul 27, 2019

Diane Pastor

Jun 24, 2019

Lou Poulas

3.3mi

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1,003' 306 m

522' 159 m

547' 167 m

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