Starvation Creek Falls & Viento West Bluff via Wygant Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,726 ft · 7 hr 40 min
Starvation Creek Falls & Viento West Bluff via Wygant Trail 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, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 4,726 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Starvation Creek Falls & Viento West Bluff via Wygant Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,726 ft · 7 hr 40 min
Elevation 111–2,210 ft
Out & Back · Wygant State Natural Area
Trailhead: 45.68181, -121.62359
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 36% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto 130, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Perham Creek Road, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Wygant Trail, heading W.
- 3 miTurn left onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Viento West Bluff.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Starvation Falls Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Starvation Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wygant Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miContinue straight onto Perham Creek Road, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto 130, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Perham Creek Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 460 ft
- 130 Moto Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 917 ft
- Perham Creek Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,394 ft
- 160 Trail–Borderline Trail, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,172 ft
- Wygant Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 3,149 ft
- A Side–Borderline Trail, 4 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft
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