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Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Tumala Mountain–Plaza Lake, 4 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,778 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Tumala Mountain–Plaza Lake, 4 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness near Three Lynx, OR. The route passes Tumala Mountain before reaching Plaza Lake at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 2,778 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 98/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,675 – 4,728 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 4610 45.21200, -122.06553
Nearest town Three Lynx, OR
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Tumala Mountain–Plaza Lake, 4 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,778 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 3,675–4,727 ft

Out & Back · Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Trailhead: Forest Road 4610 · 45.21200, -122.06553

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 51°F / low 41° · precip 63% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Road 4610, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto 130 Spur, heading N.
  3. 2 miContinue straight onto Tumala Mountain Summit Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftPass Tumala Mountain.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Old Baldy Trail #502, heading SE.
  6. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 4610, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Plaza Lake Trail #788, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miPass Plaza Lake.
  9. 50 ftReach Tumala Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4610, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Old Baldy Trail #502, heading SW.
  12. 1.7 miSharp left onto Tumala Mountain Summit Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 130 Spur, heading SW.
  14. 2 miTurn right onto Forest Road 4610, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tumala-mountain-plaza-lake-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 51°F41°
Feels like47°Precip63%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 21% rain5 AM: 27% rain6 AM: 29% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 35% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 24% rain11 AM: 18% rain12 PM: 15% rain1 PM: 22% rain2 PM: 41% rain3 PM: 57% rain4 PM: 63% rain5 PM: 60% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 53°43° 37%
Sun 53°42° 52%
Mon 61°40° 35%
Tue 71°42°
Wed 80°49°
Thu 69°51° 17%

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