Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Bonanza Trail #786 & Old Plaza Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 4,955 ft · 7 hr 35 min

Bonanza Trail #786 & Old Plaza Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness near Welches, OR. It climbs 4,955 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,345 – 4,377 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonanza Trail #786 45.31846, -121.95551
Nearest town Welches, OR

Directions

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Bonanza Trail #786 & Old Plaza Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 4,955 ft · 7 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,344–4,376 ft

Out & Back · Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Trailhead: Bonanza Trail #786 · 45.31846, -121.95551

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 62% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on Bonanza Trail #786, heading SE.
  2. 4.8 miSharp right onto Plaza Trail #783, heading NE.
  3. 1.6 miBear right onto Old Plaza Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miReach Bonanza Trail #786, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear left onto Plaza Trail #783, heading S.
  6. 1.6 miSharp left onto Bonanza Trail #786, heading NE.
  7. 4.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F51°
Precip62%Wind1 mphUV4Humidity54%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 14% rain5 AM: 22% rain6 AM: 26% rain7 AM: 30% rain8 AM: 32% rain9 AM: 30% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 20% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 21% rain2 PM: 44% rain3 PM: 58% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 58% rain6 PM: 50% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 64°51° 42%
Sun 63°52° 55%
Mon 69°49° 37%
Tue 81°52°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 78°60° 16%

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