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Wygant State Natural Area

Starvation Creek Falls–Viento West Bluff, 5 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,329 ft · 6 hr 58 min

Starvation Creek Falls–Viento West Bluff, 5 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Wygant State Natural Area near Oak Grove, OR. The route passes Viento West Bluff before reaching Starvation Creek Falls at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 3,329 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 1,575 ft · steepest grade: 27%17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper 8 Track (150) 45.67565, -121.61443
Nearest town Oak Grove, OR
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Starvation Creek Falls–Viento West Bluff, 5 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,329 ft · 6 hr 58 min

Elevation 111–1,575 ft

Out & Back · Wygant State Natural Area

Trailhead: Upper 8 Track (150) · 45.67565, -121.61443

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

  1. Start on Upper 8 Track (150), heading SE.
  2. 500 ftSharp left onto Mix Tape, heading E.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mix Tape, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 106, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto 106, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Seven Streams 100, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Seven Streams 100, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Cardiac Bypass, heading N.
  13. 250 ftSharp right onto Seven Streams 100, heading NE.
  14. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading S.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wygant Trail, heading NW.
  20. 1.4 miSharp right onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miSharp left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading W.
  22. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 350 ftPass Viento West Bluff.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 1.1 miTurn left onto Starvation Falls Trail, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftReach Starvation Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 250 ftTurn right onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SW.
  28. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  32. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miSharp left onto Wygant Trail, heading SE.
  34. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading E.
  35. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading NE.
  37. 1.4 miSharp right onto Seven Streams 100, heading E.
  38. 0.9 miSharp left onto Cardiac Bypass, heading S.
  39. 250 ftBear right onto Seven Streams 100, heading S.
  40. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading S.
  41. 150 ftContinue straight onto Seven Streams 100, heading N.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left onto 106, heading S.
  43. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading N.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto 106, heading N.
  45. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading E.
  46. 0.3 miSharp right onto Mix Tape, heading S.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading S.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mix Tape, heading S.
  49. 450 ftSharp right onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading S.
  50. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/starvation-creek-falls-viento-west-bluff-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

44% dirt29% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.5 mi in (~202 min). Leave by 3:55 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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