Post by tomferrell on May 1, 2015 15:56:13 GMT -5
Dog Mountain is located on Washington side of the Columbia Gorge, about 10 miles east of Stevenson. The trail has ~2,800 ft of elevation gain and is between 6-7.5 miles roundtrip, depending on which route is taken to the summit. From the parking lot to the summit, the central route is approximately ~3 miles, the eastern route is ~3.3 miles, and the western route is ~3.7 miles. People hike or run up the trails in any order (up and down the same route, loops, etc.). In general, the steepest, shortest central route is the fastest way up and down.
www.nwhiker.com/CGNSAHike48.html
The Northwest Mountain Trail Series held races on Dog Mountain in 2013 and 2014. For that race, the route went up the eastern trail and came down the western trail for a distance of approximately 7 miles. The results of all races, the 2013 10K and the 2014 10K/20K/30K, are contained in the link below. The winner of the 30K also had the fastest time over the 20K. These are the only results/posted times I can find. Thus, Patrick Reaves appears to have the fastest known time for the 30K (3 laps) in 3:46:21. He was also the fastest through the 20K mark, though I don't know what his split was. I appear to have the fastest known time for the 10K (1 lap) in 59:43. The results originally included splits for ascent and descent, and I believe my ascent time was 37:21 (or within a few seconds thereof).
gobeyondracing.com/races/dog-mountain-10k-20k-30k/
This is a very common trail and run, so it's entirely possible there are already faster times for single or multiple laps. I would be interested to see what other runners have achieved. A person drove up at the start of the race in 2013 to claim that he had run the ascent in under 24 minutes. Whether or not that one in particular is true, there are likely fast times out there. In my experience, the steepest route up and down is approximately 5 minutes faster roundtrip than the route the race followed. I will attempt to set a new fastest known time for an ascent and single roundtrip on the steepest route later this summer.
www.nwhiker.com/CGNSAHike48.html
The Northwest Mountain Trail Series held races on Dog Mountain in 2013 and 2014. For that race, the route went up the eastern trail and came down the western trail for a distance of approximately 7 miles. The results of all races, the 2013 10K and the 2014 10K/20K/30K, are contained in the link below. The winner of the 30K also had the fastest time over the 20K. These are the only results/posted times I can find. Thus, Patrick Reaves appears to have the fastest known time for the 30K (3 laps) in 3:46:21. He was also the fastest through the 20K mark, though I don't know what his split was. I appear to have the fastest known time for the 10K (1 lap) in 59:43. The results originally included splits for ascent and descent, and I believe my ascent time was 37:21 (or within a few seconds thereof).
gobeyondracing.com/races/dog-mountain-10k-20k-30k/
This is a very common trail and run, so it's entirely possible there are already faster times for single or multiple laps. I would be interested to see what other runners have achieved. A person drove up at the start of the race in 2013 to claim that he had run the ascent in under 24 minutes. Whether or not that one in particular is true, there are likely fast times out there. In my experience, the steepest route up and down is approximately 5 minutes faster roundtrip than the route the race followed. I will attempt to set a new fastest known time for an ascent and single roundtrip on the steepest route later this summer.
