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Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Nesmith Point–Bell Creek Trail #459, 5 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 3,359 ft · 6 hr 45 min

Nesmith Point–Bell Creek Trail #459, 5 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Dodson, OR. The route reaches Nesmith Point at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,359 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,671 – 3,858 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS) 45.53207, -122.05128
Nearest town Dodson, OR
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Nesmith Point–Bell Creek Trail #459, 5 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 3,359 ft · 6 hr 45 min

Elevation 2,671–3,857 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS) · 45.53207, -122.05128

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bell Creek Trail #459, heading E.
  4. 2.9 miTurn right onto Horsetail Creek Trail #425, heading NE.
  5. 3.1 miTurn left onto Forest Road 2000-222, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miReach Nesmith Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Horsetail Creek Trail #425, heading W.
  8. 3.1 miTurn left onto Bell Creek Trail #459, heading S.
  9. 2.9 miTurn left onto Oneonta Trail #424, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Logging Railroad Grade (NO ACCESS), heading S.
  11. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nesmith-point-bell-creek-trail-459-out-back-5-sights-25-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

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