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Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Gorge Trail #400–Horsetail Creek Trail #425, 3 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 5,744 ft · 7 hr 46 min

Gorge Trail #400–Horsetail Creek Trail #425, 3 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Warrendale, OR. It climbs 5,744 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 3,734 ft · steepest grade: 48%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: HCRHT Warrendale Trailhead 45.61244, -122.00415
Nearest town Warrendale, OR
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Gorge Trail #400–Horsetail Creek Trail #425, 3 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 5,744 ft · 7 hr 46 min

Elevation 131–3,732 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: HCRHT Warrendale Trailhead · 45.61244, -122.00415

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Nesmith Point Trail #428, heading S.
  4. 4 miTurn left onto Forest Road 2000-222, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Horsetail Creek Trail #425, heading W.
  6. 3.1 miReach Gorge Trail #400, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3.1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 2000-222, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Nesmith Point Trail #428, heading E.
  9. 4 miTurn left onto Gorge Trail #400, heading N.
  10. 100 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/gorge-trail-400-horsetail-creek-trail-425-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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