Lookout Point–Dark Larch Byway, 4 sights

12 mi · ▲ 1,591 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Lookout Point–Dark Larch Byway, 4 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Latourell, OR. The route reaches Lookout Point at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 1,591 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,335 – 2,644 ft · steepest grade: 15%12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Donahue Road 45.51155, -122.18600
Nearest town Latourell, OR

Directions

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Lookout Point–Dark Larch Byway, 4 sights

12 mi · ▲ 1,591 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,335–2,646 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Donahue Road · 45.51155, -122.18600

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 62°F / low 51° · precip 66% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Donahue Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Dark Larch Byway, heading S.
  3. 3.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Southeast Transmission Tower Road, heading SE.
  5. 2 miReach Lookout Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dark Larch Byway, heading NE.
  8. 3.3 miTurn left onto Donahue Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Light rainTemperature 62°F51°
Precip66%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity82%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 24% rain6 AM: 30% rain7 AM: 31% rain8 AM: 34% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 28% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 66% rain5 PM: 54% rain6 PM: 44% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 9% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 65°50° 23%
Sun 67°51° 40%
Mon 69°47° 22%
Tue 78°49°
Wed 88°57°
Thu 77°57°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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