Best hikes in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Ambleway maps 56 hikes in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness, from a 1.6-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Indian Springs–Wahtum Lake Loop, 6 sights. The biggest climb is Lancaster Falls–Lower Lancaster Falls, 7 sights, gaining 6,203 ft, and the network tops out at 4,956 ft. One trailhead is within walking range of public transit.
- North Lake & Mount Defiance Trail #413 1.6 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Larch Mountain Trail #441 1.9 mi · ▲ 527 ft
- Bear Lake–Bear Lake Trail #413A, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 488 ft
- Multnomah Creek Way Trail #444 via Oneonta Trail #424 3.5 mi · ▲ 885 ft
- Anthill Trail #406B via Herman Creek Trail #406 3.7 mi · ▲ 914 ft
- Wahtum Lake–Scout Lake Loop, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 721 ft
- White Horse Spring–Kingsley Reservoir, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 711 ft
- Herman Bridge Trail #406E–Talus Ridge Trail (NF8400-022), 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,153 ft
- Rainy Lake via Dead Point Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 676 ft
- Devils Rest Trail #420C Viewpoint & Monkey Business via Forest Road 1520 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft
- Buteo Drop #4097–Gorge Trail #400 Loop, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft
- Devils Rest–Monkey Business, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 881 ft
- Monkey Business & Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade via Forest Road 1520 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,012 ft
- Black Lake–Rainy Lake, 7 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 629 ft
- Mud Lake & Anthill Trail #406B via Herman Creek Trail #406 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,433 ft
- Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS)–Multnomah Creek Way Trail #444, 3 sights 6 mi · ▲ 962 ft
- Wahkeena Spring–Lemmons Viewpoint, 5 sights 7 mi · ▲ 2,482 ft
- Starvation Ridge Trail #414 7.4 mi · ▲ 3,304 ft
- Mount Defiance–Mitchell Point Trail #417 Loop, 6 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,645 ft
- Indian Springs–Wahtum Lake Loop, 6 sights 8 mi · ▲ 2,301 ft
- Deadwood Trail #422–Nick Eaton Trail #447, 4 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 3,662 ft
- Lower Ruckel Creek Falls–Buck Point Trail #439, 4 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 4,012 ft
- Chinidere Mountain–Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint, 5 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft
- Larch Mountain–Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), 3 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 2,466 ft
- Gorge Trail #400 & Talus Ridge Trail (NF8400-240) via Wyeth Trail #411 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,609 ft
- Hole-in-the-Wall Falls & Mount Defiance Trail #413 9.3 mi · ▲ 4,195 ft
- Benson-Ruckel Trail #405A–Buck Point Trail #439, 3 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 3,944 ft
- Emerald Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,934 ft
- Harrison Falls & Lindsey Pond via Mount Defiance Trail #413 10.5 mi · ▲ 4,462 ft
- Scout Lake–Rainy Lake, 5 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,768 ft
- Upper Munra Falls–Dublin Lake, 4 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 3,994 ft
- Cabin Creek Falls–Viento West Bluff, 6 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 4,204 ft
- Nick Eaton Trail #447 Viewpoint–Black Lake, 7 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,952 ft
- Cougar Rock Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,167 ft
- Franklin Ridge Connector Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 2,851 ft
- Benson Way Trail #405B–Buck Point Trail #439, 3 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 4,470 ft
- Franklin Ridge Trail #427–Larch Mountain Trail #441, 3 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 4,059 ft
- Bell Creek Trail #459 & Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS) 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,866 ft
- Fairy Falls–Devils Rest Trail #420C, 5 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 4,200 ft
- Middle Oneonta Falls–Oneonta Falls Loop, 4 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 4,321 ft
- Anthill Trail #406B & Green Point Ridge Trail #418 via Gorton Creek Trail #408 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,246 ft
- Indian Point–Black Lake, 8 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 3,477 ft
- Forest Road 8400-777–Moffett Creek Trail #430, 3 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 3,205 ft
- Gorge Trail #400–Horsetail Creek Trail #425, 3 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 5,744 ft
- Gorge Trail #400 & Nesmith Point Trail #428 14.9 mi · ▲ 4,776 ft
- Metlako Falls–Sorenson Falls, 4 falls 15 mi · ▲ 6,013 ft
- Multnomah Falls–Top of the Falls Trail #441A Viewpoint, 4 sights 15 mi · ▲ 4,815 ft
- Tenas Falls–Wahtum Lake, 6 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 5,011 ft
- Cougar Rock–Middle Oneonta Falls, 6 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 5,115 ft
- Nesmith Point–Bell Creek Trail #459, 5 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 3,359 ft
- Historic Columbia River Highway State Viewpoint–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,236 ft
- Angel's Rest–Angels Rest Trail #415 Viewpoint, 5 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,436 ft
- Historic Columbia River Highway State Viewpoint–Lindsey Pond, 4 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 1,934 ft
- Indian Mountain–Scout Lake, 6 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 3,056 ft
- Camp Benson Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,568 ft
- Lancaster Falls–Lower Lancaster Falls, 7 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 6,203 ft