Badger Creek Wilderness

Bennett Pass–Forest Road 3550, 3 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,794 ft · 6 hr 6 min

Bennett Pass–Forest Road 3550, 3 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Bennett Pass at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,794 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,835 – 5,489 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonney Meadows Trail #471 45.24575, -121.60321
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Bennett Pass–Forest Road 3550, 3 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,794 ft · 6 hr 6 min

Elevation 3,837–5,490 ft

Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness

Trailhead: Bonney Meadows Trail #471 · 45.24575, -121.60321

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 43% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miBear left onto Forest Road 4891, heading NE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left onto Forest Road 3550, heading N.
  4. 4 miReach Bennett Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 4 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4891, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miBear right onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading S.
  7. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 52°F41°
Precip43%Wind1 mphUV4Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 25% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 55°43° 36%
Sun 56°45° 56%
Mon 62°41° 23%
Tue 70°45°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 72°55°

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