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Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Adult Ponds, 8 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Bonneville State Scenic Corridor near Fort Rains, WA. The route passes Battery "B" Rearing Ponds, Trout, Adult Fish Holding Ponds and 2 more before reaching Adult Ponds at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,221 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gorge Trail #400 45.64141, -121.92555
Nearest town Fort Rains, WA

Directions

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Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Adult Ponds, 8 lakes

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 78–647 ft

Out & Back · Bonneville State Scenic Corridor

Trailhead: Gorge Trail #400 · 45.64141, -121.92555

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 56% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Eagle Creek Campground Loop, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miSharp right onto portage road connector, heading W.
  5. 400 ftSharp left onto old portage road, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miPass Battery "B" Rearing Ponds.
  9. 50 ftPass Trout.
  10. 50 ftPass Sturgeon.
  11. 400 ftPass Battery "D" Rearing Pond.
  12. 50 ftPass Adult Ponds.
  13. 150 ftReach Adult Fish Holding Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto old portage road, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto portage road connector, heading E.
  18. 400 ftSharp left onto Gorge Trail #400, heading SE.
  19. 1.2 miBear left onto Eagle Creek Campground Loop, heading W.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

61% dirt31% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 69°F54°
Precip56%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 21% rain8 AM: 23% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 15% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 21% rain3 PM: 44% rain4 PM: 56% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 14% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 70°54° 30%
Sun 74°55° 36%
Mon 74°53° 24%
Tue 81°56°
Wed 91°61°
Thu 83°65°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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