Badger Creek Wilderness

Crane Prairie Trail #464 via Forest Road 4891

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,932 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Crane Prairie Trail #464 via Forest Road 4891 is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. It climbs 2,932 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,829 – 5,489 ft · steepest grade: 32%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24240, -121.60685
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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Crane Prairie Trail #464 via Forest Road 4891

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,932 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 3,830–5,490 ft

Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness

Trailhead: 45.24240, -121.60685

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 43% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading E.
  3. 1.6 miBear left onto Forest Road 4891, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miBear left onto Crane Prairie Trail #464, heading NE.
  5. 2.2 miReach Crane Prairie Trail #464, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.2 miBear right onto Forest Road 4891, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miBear right onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading SW.
  8. 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 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°
Feels like49°Precip43%Wind3 mphUV4Humidity74%
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: 40% rain7 PM: 32% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 56°44° 35%
Sun 54°44° 56%
Mon 61°41° 23%
Tue 69°44°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 72°55°

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