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Wygant State Natural Area

Viento West Bluff & Perham Creek Road via Wygant Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 4,207 ft · 6 hr 48 min

Viento West Bluff & Perham Creek Road via Wygant Trail is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Wygant State Natural Area near Oak Grove, OR. The route reaches Viento West Bluff at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 4,207 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 2,211 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Perham Creek Road 45.68519, -121.61859
Nearest town Oak Grove, OR
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Viento West Bluff & Perham Creek Road via Wygant Trail

14.1 mi · ▲ 4,207 ft · 6 hr 48 min

Elevation 111–2,210 ft

Out & Back · Wygant State Natural Area

Trailhead: Perham Creek Road · 45.68519, -121.61859

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 51° · precip 36% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on Perham Creek Road, heading NW.
  2. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Wygant Trail, heading W.
  3. 3 miTurn left onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miReach Viento West Bluff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wygant Trail, heading E.
  12. 3 miContinue straight onto Perham Creek Road, heading S.
  13. 2.3 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/viento-west-bluff-perham-creek-road-out-back

Trail surface

39% dirt17% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 64°F51°
Precip36%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity59%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 14% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 21% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 28% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 33% rain6 PM: 24% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 68°50° 27%
Sun 70°53° 30%
Mon 70°48°
Tue 75°50°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 80°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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