Douglas Trail #781 & Eagle Creek Trail #501
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Douglas Trail #781 & Eagle Creek Trail #501 is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness near Alder Creek, OR. It climbs 1,774 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,962 – 3,537 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.30391, -122.06648
Nearest town Alder Creek, OR · Official trailhead info (oregonhikers.org)
Directions
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Douglas Trail #781 & Eagle Creek Trail #501
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,774 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,963–3,536 ft
Out & Back · Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Trailhead: 45.30391, -122.06648
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 53°F / low 43° · precip 66% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Douglas Trail #781, heading S.
- 3.9 miTurn right onto Eagle Creek Trail #501, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Douglas Trail #781, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Douglas Trail #781, heading SE.
- 3.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
6% dirt94% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 53°F43°
Feels like48°Precip66%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 0.9″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
54°45°
41%
Sun
57°44°
46%
Mon
62°41°
33%
Tue
72°45°
Wed
81°51°
Thu
69°53°
17%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Douglas Trail #781 2.3 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- Forest Road 3626-155 via Douglas Trail #781 4.3 mi · ▲ 922 ft
- Wildcat Mountain & Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft
- Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint–McIntyre Ridge Trail #782 Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 4.8 mi · ▲ 897 ft
- Sheepshead Rock–Plaza Trail #783 Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 14.6 mi · ▲ 3,604 ft
- Douglas Trail #781 Viewpoint–Douglas Trail #781, 3 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 4,013 ft
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