Bell Creek Trail #459 & Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS)

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,866 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Bell Creek Trail #459 & Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS) is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Dodson, OR. It climbs 1,866 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,671 – 3,370 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.54402, -122.02434

Nearest town Dodson, OR

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Bell Creek Trail #459 & Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS)

13.5 mi · ▲ 1,866 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 2,671–3,371 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: 45.54402, -122.02434

Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 54°F / low 43° · precip 65% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2.7 miTurn right onto Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), heading NW.
0.6 miTurn right onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading E.
0.5 miTurn right onto Bell Creek Trail #459, heading E.
2.9 miReach Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), then turn around and head back the way you came.
2.9 miTurn left onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading SW.
0.5 miTurn left onto Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), heading SE.
0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Light snow54°F43°

Precip65%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity78%

Rained 0.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy

Hourly temperatureRain chance

55°40°

6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM7:42 PM

Sat 56°44° 35%

Sun 59°46° 43%

Mon 62°43° 33%

Tue 72°46°

Wed 82°54°

Thu 70°54°

Bell Creek Trail #459 & Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS)

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Bell Creek Trail #459 & Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS)

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