Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Adult Ponds, 8 lakes is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor near Fort Rains, WA. The route passes Battery "B" Rearing Ponds, Trout, Adult Fish Holding Ponds and 3 more. It climbs 1,516 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi79 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 22%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 45.64003, -121.92924
Nearest town Fort Rains, WA
Directions
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Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Adult Ponds, 8 lakes
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 78–475 ft
Out & Back · John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail · 45.64003, -121.92924
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
- Start on Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto old portage road, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Battery "B" Rearing Ponds.
- 50 ftPass Trout.
- 50 ftPass Adult Fish Holding Ponds.
- 50 ftPass Sturgeon.
- 350 ftPass Battery "D" Rearing Pond.
- 50 ftPass Adult Ponds.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Gorge Trail #400, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Adult Fish Holding Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto old portage road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading NE.
- 100 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
73% dirt27% paved
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 69°F54°
Precip56%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
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
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