Upper Dogwood Trail

1.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 50 ft of climbing · 200 ft of descent · 848 ft–1,026 ft

Upper Dogwood Trail the Park Service's write-up

25-45 Minutes · dogs allowed

Start Trail head

Rolling hills and forested hillsides extend towards the horizon. — View from the North Mountain overlook. Photo: NPS Photo/Mitch Smith

Upper Dogwood trail has short rises and long stretches of flat trail. It can be combined with the Lower Dogwood Trail or the Goat Rock Trail to create a longer hike.

Distance (one way): 1.0mi (1.6km)

Elevation: 880 - 1131ft (268 - 345m)

Typical grade: 4.8%

Accessibility The trail is compacted dirt and uneven in certain locations. It is not ADA compliant.

This hike on nps.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.