Badger Creek Wilderness

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.

Elevation

0 mi3,829 – 5,489 ft · steepest grade: 28%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.24240, -121.60685
Nearest town Government Camp, OR

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading E.
  3. 1.6 miBear left onto Forest Road 4891, heading NE.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left onto Forest Road 3550, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 3540-641, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 3540-640, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miReach Pillory Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 3540-641, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Forest Road 3550, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4891, heading S.
  13. 1.5 miBear right onto Bonney Meadows Trail #471, heading S.
  14. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 52°F41°
Feels like49°Precip43%Wind3 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 16% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 14% rain2 PM: 25% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 32% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 56°44° 35%
Sun 54°44° 56%
Mon 61°41° 23%
Tue 69°44°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 72°55°

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