Wahtum Lake–Eagle Creek Trail #440, 3 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,952 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Wahtum Lake–Eagle Creek Trail #440, 3 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Lost Lake Resort, OR. The route reaches Wahtum Lake. It climbs 2,952 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Wahtum Lake–Eagle Creek Trail #440, 3 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 2,952 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,552–3,966 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Wahtum Lake Trailhead · 45.57724, -121.79284
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 51°F / low 41° · precip 56% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wahtum Horse Trail #406H, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wahtum Express Trail #406J, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Wahtum Lake.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Eagle Creek Trail #440, heading NW.
- 5.6 miReach Wahtum Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.6 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wahtum Express Trail #406J, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wahtum Horse Trail #406H, 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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