Lower Ruckel Creek Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Bonneville State Scenic Corridor near Bonneville, OR. The route reaches Lower Ruckel Creek Falls at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,275 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi82 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: HCRHT Toothrock Trailhead 45.63482, -121.94785
Nearest town Bonneville, OR
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Lower Ruckel Creek Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 82–647 ft
Out & Back · Bonneville State Scenic Corridor
Trailhead: HCRHT Toothrock Trailhead · 45.63482, -121.94785
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 58% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto old portage road, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto portage road connector, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Gorge Trail #400, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Eagle Creek Campground Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Lower Ruckel Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Campground Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto portage road connector, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp left onto old portage road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading W.
- 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
70% dirt22% paved8% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 69°F54°
Precip58%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
70°54°
31%
Sun
74°55°
36%
Mon
74°53°
27%
Tue
81°55°
Wed
92°59°
Thu
82°64°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from HCRHT Toothrock Trailhead Trailhead
- Forest Road 8400-777 1.9 mi · ▲ 402 ft
- Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Trout Loop, 6 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 565 ft
- Wauna Viewpoint–Gorge Trail #400, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,099 ft
- Upper Munra Falls & old portage road via Forest Road 8400-777 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,088 ft
- Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness Viewpoint–Adult Fish Holding Ponds, 8 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,168 ft
- Elowah Falls–Upper McCord Creek Falls, 10 lakes 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,638 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Bonneville, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Bonneville, Oregon