Badger Creek Wilderness

Flag Point–Douglas Cabin Trail Loop, 6 sights

13 mi · ▲ 3,866 ft · 6 hr 16 min

Flag Point–Douglas Cabin Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 13-mile loop in Badger Creek Wilderness near Sportsmans Park, OR. The route reaches Flag Point. It climbs 3,866 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,897 – 5,647 ft · steepest grade: 35%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Badger Trail #469 45.32351, -121.47589
Nearest town Sportsmans Park, OR

Directions

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Flag Point–Douglas Cabin Trail Loop, 6 sights

13 mi · ▲ 3,866 ft · 6 hr 16 min

Elevation 2,896–5,648 ft

Loop · Badger Creek Wilderness

Trailhead: Little Badger Trail #469 · 45.32351, -121.47589

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 47°F / low 36° · precip 38% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Badger Trail #469, heading SE.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right onto Gordon Butte Trail #470A, heading S.
  3. 2.8 miBear left onto Forest Road 2711-011, heading E.
  4. 2.2 miSharp right onto Forest Road 2711-120, heading W.
  5. 2.4 miTurn left onto Douglas Cabin Trail, heading NW.
  6. 3.6 miPass Flag Point.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 2730-200, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftThe 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

95% dirt5% gravel

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 47°F36°
Feels like44°Precip38%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity59%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 14% rain6 AM: 15% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 20% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 19% rain3 PM: 27% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 38% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 22% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 50°36° 32%
Sun 50°40° 55%
Mon 59°37° 20%
Tue 62°40°
Wed 69°48°
Thu 69°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.

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