Pillory Vista–Forest Road 3540-640, 4 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 2,562 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Pillory Vista–Forest Road 3540-640, 4 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Government Camp, OR. The route reaches Pillory Vista at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 2,562 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pillory Vista–Forest Road 3540-640, 4 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 2,562 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 3,830–5,490 ft
Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.24240, -121.60685
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 52°F / low 41° · precip 43% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Forest Road 4891, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Forest Road 3550, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 3540-641, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 3540-640, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Pillory Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 3540-641, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Forest Road 3550, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4891, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 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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More from this trailhead
- Bonney Meadows Trail #471 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,417 ft
- Forest Road 4891 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,476 ft
- Forest Road 4891 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,476 ft
- Forest Road 4891 5 mi · ▲ 1,566 ft
- Forest Road 4891 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft
- Forest Road 4891-231 via Bonney Meadows Trail #471 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,005 ft
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