Bonney Butte–Echo Point, 8 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,324 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Bonney Butte–Echo Point, 8 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Sportsmans Park, OR. The route passes Little Boulder Lake and Echo Point before reaching Bonney Butte at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,324 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,554 – 5,584 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 4881-124 45.22994, -121.55544
Nearest town Sportsmans Park, OR

Directions

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Bonney Butte–Echo Point, 8 sights

8.7 mi · ▲ 1,324 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 4,555–5,584 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 4881-124 · 45.22994, -121.55544

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 39° · precip 26% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 4881-124, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4881-123, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Forest Creek Trail #473, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miPass Little Boulder Lake.
  5. 1.2 miPass Echo Point.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hidden Meadows Trail #472, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Boulder Lake Trail #463, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Forest Road 4891-120, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4891, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4891-130, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miReach Bonney Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4891, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4891-120, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Boulder Lake Trail #463, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hidden Meadows Trail #472, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Creek Trail #473, heading S.
  17. 2.3 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4881-123, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 4881-124, heading S.
  19. 0.6 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

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 55°F39°
Feels like38°Precip26%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°35° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 12% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 26% rain5 PM: 25% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Sun 54°43° 61%
Mon 62°40° 17%
Tue 67°43°
Wed 76°49°
Thu 69°48°
Fri 63°41° 17%

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