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Badger Creek Wilderness

Palisade Point–Lookout Mountain, 8 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,405 ft · 7 hr 4 min

Palisade Point–Lookout Mountain, 8 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Parkdale, OR. The route passes Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint, Lookout Mountain, Palisade Point and 2 more before reaching Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 3,405 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,547 – 6,513 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-120 45.39504, -121.49979
Nearest town Parkdale, OR · Official trailhead info (oregonhikers.org)
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Palisade Point–Lookout Mountain, 8 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,405 ft · 7 hr 4 min

Elevation 4,546–6,512 ft

Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness

Trailhead: Forest Road 1720-120 · 45.39504, -121.49979

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 40° · precip 29% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Road 1720-120, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Trail #450, heading SE.
  3. 3.9 miBear right onto Forest Road 4420, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left onto High Prairie Trail #493, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miPass Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Divide Trail #458, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miPass Lookout Mountain.
  9. 1.5 miPass Palisade Point.
  10. 50 ftPass Oval Lake.
  11. 0.2 miPass Oval Lake.
  12. 100 ftPass Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftReach Palisade Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 2 miBear right onto High Prairie Trail #493, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4420, heading N.
  18. 1.3 miBear left onto Lookout Mountain Trail #450, heading NE.
  19. 3.9 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1720-120, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftArrive 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/palisade-point-lookout-mountain-out-back-10-sights-via-lookout-mountain-trail-450

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 56°F40°
Feels like38°Precip29%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 14% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun 53°43° 60%
Mon 61°40° 17%
Tue 66°43°
Wed 75°50°
Thu 70°49°
Fri 62°42° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.0 mi in (~232 min). Leave by 3:28 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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