Local Trails and Food
Trails
Walking distance 10 minutes from house: Follow Johnson Ave to Seventh st, walk down to Lyle School and walk past the upper parking lot past the buildings until you reach the Friends of the Gorge trailhead. Follow trail up and over the ridge and you will meet up with the Lyle cherry Orchard trail.
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Lyle Cherry Orchard Trailhead
Lewis and Clark HighwayWalking distance 10 minutes from house: Follow Johnson Ave to Seventh st, walk down to Lyle School and walk past the upper parking lot past the buildings until you reach the Friends of the Gorge trailhead. Follow trail up and over the ridge and you will meet up with the Lyle cherry Orchard trail.
Walking distance 20 mins from house: This easy, 0.75-mile loop is a paved, universal access trail atop a Klickitat River bluff; it offers views down into the river canyon. Elevation gain is 150 feet. Bald eagles in winter are a reliable thrill at this excellent year-round birding site.
Balfour-Klickitat Trailhead
Walking distance 20 mins from house: This easy, 0.75-mile loop is a paved, universal access trail atop a Klickitat River bluff; it offers views down into the river canyon. Elevation gain is 150 feet. Bald eagles in winter are a reliable thrill at this excellent year-round birding site.
Walking distance 20 mins from house: This Rails-to-Trails conversion follows an old railroad grade through the spectacular Klickitat Canyon along the Klickitat River. The trail is a wide (12 feet in most places) pathway ideal for mountain bikes, horseback riding and family strolls. The lowermost 10.8 miles of the Klickitat River, from Wheeler Creek to the confluence with Columbia River, are designated as a Wild & Scenic River.
Lyle Trailhead
Walking distance 20 mins from house: This Rails-to-Trails conversion follows an old railroad grade through the spectacular Klickitat Canyon along the Klickitat River. The trail is a wide (12 feet in most places) pathway ideal for mountain bikes, horseback riding and family strolls. The lowermost 10.8 miles of the Klickitat River, from Wheeler Creek to the confluence with Columbia River, are designated as a Wild & Scenic River.
Food scene
Walking distance 20 mins from house: Our tasting room. Natural fermentations with organically-sourced microbial friends No chemicals No fining No filtration
Hand-crank-pressed Hand-bottled Hand-labeled
No water No acid No bases
Just you, us and our wines
Tetrahedron Wines
Walking distance 20 mins from house: Our tasting room. Natural fermentations with organically-sourced microbial friends No chemicals No fining No filtration
Hand-crank-pressed Hand-bottled Hand-labeled
No water No acid No bases
Just you, us and our wines
Country Cafe
605 State StWalk down town Lyle 20 minutes from house: Great breakfast!
Lyle Mercantile
615 State St20 min walk from house: Great Asian food!
Neighborhoods
Lyle
Small funky town with mercantile, restaurants, tasting room.
City/town information
Hood River
The Dalles
Bingen
White Salmon
Everybody's Brewing
Sightseeing
Lyle-Balch Cemetery
85 Balch RoadActivities
20 min walk from house: Ride with Confidence. Best spot in the Gorge to learn to ride. Incl latest gear. All welcome, no experience needed. Learning is safe and exciting. Anyone can kite. Certified Instructors. Radio Helmets. Jetski support
SA Kitesurf Adventures
34 Washington 1420 min walk from house: Ride with Confidence. Best spot in the Gorge to learn to ride. Incl latest gear. All welcome, no experience needed. Learning is safe and exciting. Anyone can kite. Certified Instructors. Radio Helmets. Jetski support
French's Farm
620 State StNursery in Downtown lyle.
Winery
Syncline Winery
111 Balch RdCor Cellars
151 Old Hwy 8
Tetrahedron Wines
20 min walk from house, natural wines