Palisade Point–Oval Lake, 3 summits
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Palisade Point–Oval Lake, 3 summits is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Sportsmans Park, OR. The route passes Palisade Point before reaching Oval Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,000 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Palisade Point–Oval Lake, 3 summits
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 4,613–5,624 ft
Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness
Trailhead: Fret Creek Trail #456A · 45.34963, -121.47194
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 50°F / low 40° · precip 37% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fret Creek Trail #456A, heading S.
- 2.1 miReach Palisade Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Oval Lake.
- 2.1 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 2.0 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Fret Creek Trail #456A Trailhead
- Fifteenmile Trail #456 4.5 mi · ▲ 787 ft
- 4450-140 & Forest Road 4450-150 via Fifteenmile Trail #456 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,751 ft
- Palisade Point–Oval Lake, 4 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,629 ft
- Lookout Mountain–Divide Trail #458 Viewpoint, 7 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,484 ft
- Forest Road 2730-190 via Fifteenmile Trail #456 14.3 mi · ▲ 2,306 ft
- 1720-122–Bottle Prairie Trail #455, 7 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,282 ft
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