Echo Point–Forest Creek Trail #473 Viewpoint Loop, 8 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Echo Point–Forest Creek Trail #473 Viewpoint Loop, 8 sights is a 5.8-mile loop near Sportsmans Park, OR. The route passes Little Boulder Lake, Forest Creek Trail #473 Viewpoint, Echo Point and 2 more. It climbs 1,039 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,544 – 5,420 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 4881-123 45.25055, -121.56087
Nearest town Sportsmans Park, OR

Directions

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Echo Point–Forest Creek Trail #473 Viewpoint Loop, 8 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,039 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 4,543–5,420 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Forest Road 4881-123 · 45.25055, -121.56087

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 38° · precip 27% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 4881-123, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Little Boulder Lake.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Forest Creek Trail #473, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach Echo Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftPass Forest Creek Trail #473 Viewpoint.
  7. 1.2 miPass Echo Point.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hidden Meadows Trail #472, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Boulder Lake Trail #463, heading N.
  10. 1.5 miPass Boulder Lake.
  11. 500 ftPass Spinning Lake.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Boulder Trail #463A, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miThe loop closes 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 54°F38°
Feels like37°Precip27%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity80%
Rained 0.6″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°35° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 17% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 25% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Sun 54°43° 63%
Mon 62°40° 19%
Tue 67°43°
Wed 76°49°
Thu 69°48°
Fri 62°41° 17%

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