West Point–Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,786 ft · 7 hr
West Point–Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Badger Creek Wilderness near Sportsmans Park, OR. The route reaches West Point at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 3,786 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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West Point–Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,786 ft · 7 hr
Elevation 3,287–5,648 ft
Out & Back · Badger Creek Wilderness
Trailhead: Mud Spring Trail #466A · 45.27704, -121.48941
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 50°F / low 40° · precip 38% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
- Start on Mud Spring Trail #466A, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Post Camp Trail #467, heading E.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Badger Creek Trail #479, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477, heading N.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Forest Road 2730-200, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach West Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto Badger Creek Trail #479, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Post Camp Trail #467, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Mud Spring Trail #466A, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~229 min). Leave by 3:31 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Mud Spring Trail #466A Trailhead
- Mud Spring Trail #466A & Post Camp Trail #467 2.7 mi · ▲ 653 ft
- 4860-170–Mud Spring Trail #466A, 3 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft
- Badger Lake–Badger Lake Trail #479A, 6 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,747 ft
- Crane Creek Trail #478–Forest Road 140, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,402 ft
- Camp Windy Trail #685B–Forest Road 140, 5 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 1,767 ft
- Jean Lake–Camp Windy Trail #685B, 5 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,165 ft
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