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Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Adult Ponds, 8 lakes is a 9-mile out-and-back in John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor near Fort Rains, WA. The route passes Battery "B" Rearing Ponds, Trout, Adult Fish Holding Ponds and 3 more. It climbs 2,027 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gorge Trail #400 45.64141, -121.92555
Nearest town Fort Rains, WA

Directions

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Adult Fish Holding Ponds–Adult Ponds, 8 lakes

9 mi · ▲ 2,027 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 78–647 ft

Out & Back · John B. Yeon State Scenic Corridor

Trailhead: Gorge Trail #400 · 45.64141, -121.92555

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Eagle Creek Campground Loop, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miSharp right onto portage road connector, heading W.
  5. 400 ftSharp left onto old portage road, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miPass Battery "B" Rearing Ponds.
  9. 50 ftPass Trout.
  10. 50 ftPass Adult Fish Holding Ponds.
  11. 50 ftPass Sturgeon.
  12. 400 ftPass Battery "D" Rearing Pond.
  13. 50 ftPass Adult Ponds.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Gorge Trail #400, heading W.
  15. 1.5 miBear left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miReach Adult Fish Holding Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gorge Trail #400, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftBear right onto Gorge Trail #400, heading NE.
  22. 1.5 miTurn right onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miBear right onto old portage road, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miSharp right onto portage road connector, heading E.
  27. 450 ftSharp left onto Gorge Trail #400, heading E.
  28. 1.2 miBear left onto Eagle Creek Campground Loop, heading SE.
  29. 50 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

76% dirt20% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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