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Forest Creek Trail #473 Viewpoint–Boulder Lake, 5 lakes

5.5 mi · ▲ 835 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Forest Creek Trail #473 Viewpoint–Boulder Lake, 5 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Sportsmans Park, OR. The route passes Boulder Lake, Spinning Lake and Little Boulder Lake before reaching Forest Creek Trail #473 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 835 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,370 – 4,912 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boulder Lake Trail #463 45.25896, -121.55949
Nearest town Sportsmans Park, OR · Official trailhead info (oregonhikers.org)
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Forest Creek Trail #473 Viewpoint–Boulder Lake, 5 lakes

5.5 mi · ▲ 835 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 4,370–4,912 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Boulder Lake Trail #463 · 45.25896, -121.55949

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 39° · precip 23% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Lake Trail #463, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Little Boulder Trail #463A, heading S.
  4. 50 ftPass Boulder Lake.
  5. 50 ftPass Spinning Lake.
  6. 0.5 miPass Little Boulder Lake.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 4881-123, heading S.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Forest Creek Trail #473, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftReach Forest Creek Trail #473 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left onto Forest Road 4881-123, heading E.
  12. 1 miTurn left onto Little Boulder Trail #463A, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Boulder Lake Trail #463, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-creek-trail-473-viewpoint-boulder-lake-out-back-7-lakes-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 56°F39°
Precip23%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity70%
Rained 0.6″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°35° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 13% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 23% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Sun 53°45° 61%
Mon 62°41°
Tue 68°43°
Wed 77°50°
Thu 70°49°
Fri 63°42° 17%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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