Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint–Oval Lake, 3 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,734 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint–Oval Lake, 3 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Sportsmans Park, OR. The route passes Oval Lake before reaching Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,734 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint–Oval Lake, 3 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,734 ft · 3 hr 28 min
Elevation 4,482–5,821 ft
Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness
Trailhead: Forest Road 2730-200 · 45.34671, -121.45421
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 40° · precip 34% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
- Start on Forest Road 2730-200, heading S.
- 2.6 miSharp right onto Divide Trail #458, heading NW.
- 1.3 miPass Oval Lake.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Forest Road 2730-200, heading N.
- 2.6 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 3.1 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Forest Road 2730-200 Trailhead
- West Point & Forest Road 2730-200 7 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft
- Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477 & Forest Road 2730-200 via Badger Creek Trail #479 12.8 mi · ▲ 3,172 ft
- Flag Point–Douglas Cabin Trail, 3 sights 13.7 mi · ▲ 3,351 ft
- Forest Road 2711-011–Forest Road 2730-200, 4 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 3,899 ft
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