Badger Creek Wilderness

Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint–Badger Lake, 7 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,863 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint–Badger Lake, 7 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Sportsmans Park, OR. The route passes Badger Lake, Jack Springs and Gumjuwac Saddle before reaching Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,863 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,584 – 6,398 ft · steepest grade: 23%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 4860 45.29150, -121.56800
Nearest town Sportsmans Park, OR

Directions

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Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint–Badger Lake, 7 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,863 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Elevation 4,582–6,398 ft

Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness

Trailhead: Forest Road 4860 · 45.29150, -121.56800

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 46°F / low 36° · precip 42% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Badger Creek Trail #479, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miBear left onto Divide Trail #458, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Badger Lake.
  4. 2.3 miPass Jack Springs.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Divide Trail #458, heading N.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Forest Road 3550, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftPass Gumjuwac Saddle.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail #458, heading NE.
  11. 1.8 miReach Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail #458, heading W.
  15. 300 ftBear right onto Forest Road 3550, heading S.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail #458, heading S.
  17. 2.3 miBear right onto Badger Creek Trail #479, heading S.
  18. 1.1 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

Light drizzleTemperature 46°F36°
Feels like42°Precip42%Wind3 mphUV4Humidity86%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 17% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 21% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 32% rain4 PM: 42% rain5 PM: 41% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 50°37° 31%
Sun 50°40° 67%
Mon 60°38° 23%
Tue 63°41°
Wed 70°48°
Thu 69°52°

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