Chinidere Mountain–Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint, 6 sights
3 mi · ▲ 1,140 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Chinidere Mountain–Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route passes Wahtum Lake and Chinidere Mountain before reaching Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,140 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Chinidere Mountain–Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint, 6 sights
3 mi · ▲ 1,140 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 3,726–4,662 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Wahtum Lake Trailhead · 45.57724, -121.79284
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 51°F / low 41° · precip 56% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wahtum Horse Trail #406H, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wahtum Express Trail #406J, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Wahtum Lake.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Eagle Creek Trail #440, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Chindere Cutoff Trail #406M, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Chindere Mountain Trail #445, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Chindere Mountain Trail #445 Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Chinidere Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Chindere Cutoff Trail #406M, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Eagle Creek Trail #440, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wahtum Express Trail #406J, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wahtum Horse Trail #406H, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wahtum Lake Trailhead Trailhead
- Anthill Trail #406B via Herman Creek Trail #406 3.7 mi · ▲ 914 ft
- Wahtum Lake–Scout Lake Loop, 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 721 ft
- Scout Lake–Forest Road 1310-660, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 748 ft
- Mud Lake & Anthill Trail #406B via Herman Creek Trail #406 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,433 ft
- Indian Springs–Wahtum Lake Loop, 6 sights 8 mi · ▲ 2,301 ft
- Black Lake–Rainy Lake, 5 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,735 ft
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