Camp Benson Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,568 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Camp Benson Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Stevenson, WA. The route reaches Camp Benson Falls at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 2,568 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Camp Benson Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,568 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 101–1,018 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Herman Creek Trailhead · 45.68265, -121.84254
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 54° · precip 49% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Herman Creek Trail #406, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Talus Ridge Trail (NF8400-240), heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Herman Creek Trail #406, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Gorge Trail #400, heading E.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Wyeth Trail #411, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Camp Benson Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wyeth Trail #411, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading S.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Herman Creek Trail #406, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Talus Ridge Trail (NF8400-240), heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Herman Creek Trail #406, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Herman Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- Herman Creek Trail #406 2 mi · ▲ 572 ft
- Herman Creek Trail #406 2.4 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Herman Creek Trail #406 2.7 mi · ▲ 758 ft
- Talus Ridge Trail (NF8400-022) & Talus Ridge Trail (NF8400-240) via Herman Creek Trail #406 2.7 mi · ▲ 791 ft
- Herman Bridge Trail #406E 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft
- Buteo Drop #4097–Gorge Trail #400 Loop, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft
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