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Badger Creek Wilderness

Forest Road 2711-011–Forest Road 2730-200, 4 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 3,899 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Forest Road 2711-011–Forest Road 2730-200, 4 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Sportsmans Park, OR. It climbs 3,899 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,862 – 5,443 ft · steepest grade: 29%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 2730-200 45.34671, -121.45421
Nearest town Sportsmans Park, OR
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Forest Road 2711-011–Forest Road 2730-200, 4 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 3,899 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Elevation 3,860–5,444 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

  1. Start on Forest Road 2730-200, heading S.
  2. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Divide Trail #458, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Little Badger Trail #469, heading SE.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right onto Gordon Butte Trail #470A, heading S.
  6. 2.8 miSharp right onto Forest Road 2711-011, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miReach Forest Road 2730-200, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Gordon Butte Trail #470A, heading NW.
  9. 2.8 miTurn left onto Little Badger Trail #469, heading W.
  10. 1.4 miBear right onto Divide Trail #458, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 2730-200, heading NE.
  12. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-road-2711-011-forest-road-2730-200-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

64% dirt36% gravel

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 53°F40°
Feels like46°Precip34%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity72%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 7% rain5 AM: 14% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 32% rain5 PM: 34% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 55°41° 30%
Sun 54°43° 53%
Mon 66°43° 16%
Tue 64°46°
Wed 73°53°
Thu 74°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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