Lower Ruckel Creek Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Cascade Locks, OR. The route reaches Lower Ruckel Creek Falls at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi207 – 289 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bridge of the Gods Trailhead 45.66214, -121.89654
Nearest town Cascade Locks, OR
Directions
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Lower Ruckel Creek Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 207–288 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bridge of the Gods Trailhead · 45.66214, -121.89654
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 25% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Cascade Locks (Thunder Island Brewing Co.) stop 302 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Lower Ruckel Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 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
71% dirt29% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F51°
Precip25%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity65%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun
71°59°
32%
Mon
73°54°
20%
Tue
83°55°
Wed
89°58°
Thu
78°61°
Fri
74°56°
22%
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Cascade Locks (Thunder Island Brewing Co.) stop 302 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bridge of the Gods Trailhead Trailhead
- Dry Creek Falls & Pacific Crest Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft
- Forest Road 8400-211 & Pacific Crest Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft
- Wauna Viewpoint–Lower Ruckel Creek Falls, 5 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,611 ft
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