Wauna Viewpoint–Lower Ruckel Creek Falls, 5 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Cascade Locks, OR. The route passes Lower Ruckel Creek Falls before reaching Wauna Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,611 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi82 – 1,112 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bridge of the Gods Trailhead 45.66214, -121.89654
Nearest town Cascade Locks, OR
Directions
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Wauna Viewpoint–Lower Ruckel Creek Falls, 5 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,611 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 82–1,111 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bridge of the Gods Trailhead · 45.66214, -121.89654
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 51° · precip 25% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Transit-accessible: Cascade Locks (Thunder Island Brewing Co.) stop 302 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Lower Ruckel Creek Falls.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Eagle Creek Campground Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Wauna Viewpoint Trail #402, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Wauna Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left onto Eagle Creek Campground Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
78% dirt20% paved2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F51°
Precip25%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity65%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sun
71°59°
32%
Mon
73°54°
20%
Tue
83°55°
Wed
89°58°
Thu
78°61°
Fri
74°56°
22%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cascade Locks (Thunder Island Brewing Co.) stop 302 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bridge of the Gods Trailhead Trailhead
- Lower Ruckel Creek Falls–Gorge Trail #400, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Dry Creek Falls & Pacific Crest Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft
- Forest Road 8400-211 & Pacific Crest Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft
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