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Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Wildcat Mountain–Bonanza Trail #786, 3 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 4,515 ft · 7 hr 23 min

Wildcat Mountain–Bonanza Trail #786, 3 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness near Welches, OR. The route reaches Wildcat Mountain at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 4,515 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,345 – 4,488 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonanza Trail #786 45.31846, -121.95551
Nearest town Welches, OR
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Wildcat Mountain–Bonanza Trail #786, 3 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 4,515 ft · 7 hr 23 min

Elevation 1,344–4,489 ft

Out & Back · Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness

Trailhead: Bonanza Trail #786 · 45.31846, -121.95551

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on Bonanza Trail #786, heading SE.
  2. 4.8 miContinue straight onto Plaza Trail #783, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miSharp right onto Douglas Trail #781, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left onto Wildcat Mountain Trail #781F, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftReach Wildcat Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 300 ftSharp right onto Douglas Trail #781, heading SE.
  7. 1.2 miSharp left onto Plaza Trail #783, heading N.
  8. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Bonanza Trail #786, heading NE.
  9. 4.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wildcat-mountain-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

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