Mitchell Point Trail–Water Tank Trail, 3 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Wygant State Natural Area near Oak Grove, OR. It climbs 3,267 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi112 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Seven Streams 100 45.69283, -121.59667
Nearest town Oak Grove, OR
Directions
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Mitchell Point Trail–Water Tank Trail, 3 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 3,267 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 111–1,060 ft
Out & Back · Wygant State Natural Area
Trailhead: Seven Streams 100 · 45.69283, -121.59667
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 32% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start on Seven Streams 100, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wygant Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Water Tank Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Mitchell Point Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Wygant Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Seven Streams 100, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
45% dirt20% paved35% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 66°F53°
Precip32%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity59%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
70°52°
25%
Sun
74°52°
27%
Mon
73°48°
Tue
78°50°
Wed
87°55°
Thu
82°59°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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