Mount Defiance–Rainy Lake, 6 sights
15 mi · ▲ 3,213 ft · 6 hr 36 min
Mount Defiance–Rainy Lake, 6 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route passes Rainy Lake and Mount Defiance. It climbs 3,213 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mount Defiance–Rainy Lake, 6 sights
15 mi · ▲ 3,213 ft · 6 hr 36 min
Elevation 3,815–4,956 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Wahtum Lake Trailhead · 45.57724, -121.79284
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Anthill Trail #406B, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading NE.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading N.
- 1.1 miPass Rainy Lake.
- 500 ftBear left onto Dead Point Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Mount Defiance.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Mount Defiance, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Mount Defiance Summit Trail #413B, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Defiance Trail #413, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Dead Point Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainy-Wahtum Trail #409, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Anthill Trail #406B, heading SW.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~199 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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