Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Rockpile Viewpoint & Hunchback Trail #793

4.1 mi · ▲ 2,125 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Rockpile Viewpoint & Hunchback Trail #793 is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness near Zigzag, OR. The route reaches Rockpile Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 2,125 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,440 – 3,416 ft · steepest grade: 40%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Hunchback Trailhead 45.34225, -121.94044
Nearest town Zigzag, OR

Directions

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Rockpile Viewpoint & Hunchback Trail #793

4.1 mi · ▲ 2,125 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 1,440–3,416 ft

Out & Back · Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Trailhead: Lower Hunchback Trailhead · 45.34225, -121.94044

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 62% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Transit-accessible: Dorman Center/Salmon Rd.w stop 442 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hunchback Trail #793, heading SW.
  2. 2 miSharp right onto Rockpile Viewpoint, heading W.
  3. 150 ftReach Rockpile Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 200 ftSharp left onto Hunchback Trail #793, heading NW.
  5. 2 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 64°F51°
Precip62%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 14% rain5 AM: 22% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 29% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 30% rain10 AM: 25% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 15% rain1 PM: 20% rain2 PM: 44% rain3 PM: 56% rain4 PM: 62% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 51% rain7 PM: 34% rain8 PM: 21% rain9 PM: 14% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 65°50° 39%
Sun 64°51° 58%
Mon 69°48° 37%
Tue 80°52°
Wed 89°59°
Thu 76°59° 16%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dorman Center/Salmon Rd.w stop 442 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead