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Badger Creek Wilderness

Jack Springs–Forest Road 3550, 4 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,456 ft · 6 hr 58 min

Jack Springs–Forest Road 3550, 4 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Jack Springs at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,456 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,835 – 5,942 ft · steepest grade: 24%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonney Meadows Trail #471 45.24575, -121.60321
Nearest town Government Camp, OR
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Jack Springs–Forest Road 3550, 4 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,456 ft · 6 hr 58 min

Elevation 3,837–5,942 ft

Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness

Trailhead: Bonney Meadows Trail #471 · 45.24575, -121.60321

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 43% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miBear left onto Forest Road 4891, heading NE.
  3. 1.5 miTurn left onto Forest Road 3550, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading NW.
  5. 2.8 miBear left onto Forest Road 3550, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading E.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading E.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading E.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading NE.
  14. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Divide Trail #458, heading N.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading N.
  16. 150 ftReach Jack Springs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail #458, heading N.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading NE.
  19. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading W.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading S.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Gunsight Trail #685, heading SW.
  28. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 3550, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 4891, heading SW.
  30. 1.5 miBear right onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading SE.
  31. 1.5 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/jack-springs-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 52°F41°
Precip43%Wind1 mphUV4Humidity79%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 25% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 31% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 55°43° 36%
Sun 56°45° 56%
Mon 62°41° 23%
Tue 70°45°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 72°55°

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