Rockpile Viewpoint–Green Canyon Way #793A, 3 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 5,258 ft · 7 hr 20 min
Rockpile Viewpoint–Green Canyon Way #793A, 3 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness near Welches, OR. The route reaches Rockpile Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 5,258 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rockpile Viewpoint–Green Canyon Way #793A, 3 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 5,258 ft · 7 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,554–4,090 ft
Out & Back · Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Trailhead: Salmon River West Trailhead · 45.27795, -121.93975
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 64% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Salmon River Trail #742A, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Hunchback Trail #793, heading NW.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Rockpile Viewpoint, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Rockpile Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hunchback Trail #793, heading W.
- 3.5 miTurn right onto Green Canyon Way #793A, heading SE.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Old Salmon River Trail #742A, heading W.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Salmon River West Trailhead Trailhead
- Salmon River Slab & Old Salmon River Trail #742A 2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Forest Road 2613-199–Green Canyon Way #793A Loop, 7 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 4,559 ft
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