Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint–Douglas Trail #781, 3 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 4,013 ft · 7 hr 8 min
Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint–Douglas Trail #781, 3 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness near Alder Creek, OR. The route reaches Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint. It climbs 4,013 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint–Douglas Trail #781, 3 sights
15.4 mi · ▲ 4,013 ft · 7 hr 8 min
Elevation 2,873–4,402 ft
Out & Back · Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.30240, -122.06602
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 53°F / low 43° · precip 66% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Douglas Trail #781, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Wildcat Mountain Trail #781F, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Douglas Trail #781, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Plaza Trail #783, heading N.
- 3.2 miBear right onto Old Plaza Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Plaza Trail #783, heading S.
- 3.2 miSharp right onto Douglas Trail #781, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wildcat Mountain Trail #781F, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Douglas Trail #781, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Douglas Trail #781 2.3 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- Forest Road 3626-155 via Douglas Trail #781 4.3 mi · ▲ 922 ft
- Wildcat Mountain & Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft
- Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint–McIntyre Ridge Trail #782 Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 4.8 mi · ▲ 897 ft
- Douglas Trail #781 & Eagle Creek Trail #501 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft
- Sheepshead Rock–Plaza Trail #783 Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 14.6 mi · ▲ 3,604 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Alder Creek, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Alder Creek, Oregon