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Benson Plateau Loop Hike/Log

From Portland Hikers Field Guide

Herman Creek Trail #406
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
0.0	0.0		160		Herman Creek Trailhead
0.3	0.3		400		Power line Clearing
0.6	0.6	(400) 30.5	540		Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
	0.7	(400) 30.6	680		Trail follows road
	1.3	(400) 31.1	980		Herman Camp
	1.3	(400) 31.1	980		Herman Creek-Gorge-Gorton Creek Trail Junction
	1.6		1000		Herman Creek-Nick Eaton Trail Junction
	2.1		970		Nick Eaton Falls
	2.6		1120		Wilderness Boundary
	2.7		1160		Camp Creek Crossing
	3.6		1480		Herman Creek-Casey Creek Way Trail Junction
	4.0		1840		Casey Creek Crossing
	4.0		1480		Casey Creek Camp
	4.0				Herman Creek-West Fork Herman Creek Trail Junction
	???		1920		Hazel Creek Crossing
	5.0		1920		Slide Creek Falls
	5.3		2080		Mullinix Creek Crossing
	5.6		2140		Whisky Creek Crossing
	7.4		2950		Herman Creek-Herman Creek Cutoff Trail Junction
	???		2950		Cedar Swamp Camp
	7.7		2850		East Fork Herman Creek Crossing
	7.7		2850		Seven and a Half Mile Camp (Herman Creek)
	7.9		3040		Noble Camp
	9.3		3760		Herman Creek-Mud Lake Trail Junction
	10.2		4200		Herman Creek-Anthill-Tomlike Mountain Trail Junction
	10.8		4200		Herman Creek-Rainy Wahtum Trail Junction
	11.0		4250		Pacific Crest-Herman Creek Trail Junction

Herman Creek Bridge Trail #406E
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
0.6	0.0	(400) 30.5	540		Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
1.0	0.4	(400) 30.1	500		Herman Creek Bridge
1.8	1.2	(400) 29.3	960		Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction

Pacific Crest Trail #2000
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
	2147.8		800		Greenleaf Viewpoint
	2147.4		510		Greenleaf Creek Bridge
	2147.2		350		Road
	2147.2		350		Greenleaf Pond
	2146.7		350		Natural Gas Pipeline
	2146.6		350		Abandoned Road
	2146.5		350		Gillette Creek Bridge
	2146.4		280		Gillette Lake
	2146.2		410		Road
	2144.1		250		Pacific Crest-Tamanous Trail Junction
	2143.6		140		Fort Rains
	2142.8		140		Icehouse Lake Trailhead
	2142.2		150		Bridge of the Gods Trailhead
	2142.1		200		Moody Street
	2142.0		240		Moody Street Extension
	2142.0	(400) 25.1	240		Pacific Crest-Gorge Trail Junction
	2141.1	(400) 26.0	680		Powerline Road
	2140.2	(400) 26.8	720		Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction
	2140.2	(400) 26.8	720		Pacific Crest-Dry Creek Falls Trail Junction
	2140.2	(400) 26.8	720		Dry Creek Bridge
	2139.3	(400) 27.7	750		Rockslide
	2138.5	(400) 28.5	960		Creek
	2138.4	(400) 28.6	960		Herman Creek Pinnacles
	2138.2	(400) 28.8	1040		Pacific Crest Falls
	2137.9	(400) 29.1	1080		Rockslide
1.8	2137.7	(400) 29.3	1120		Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
3.3	2136.2		2000		Hatfield Wilderness boundary
4.3	2135.2				Helispot
4.8	2134.7		3360		Side trail to Teakettle Spring
5.5	2134.0		3700		North edge of Benson Plateau
5.7	2133.8		3760		Pacific Crest-Benson Way North Trail Junction
6.4	2133.1		3980		Pacific Crest-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction
	2132.4		4110		Pacific Crest-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction
	2131.5		4110		Pacific Crest-Benson Way South Trail Junction
	2131.0		3810		Pacific Crest-Eagle Benson Trail Junction
	2131.0		3810		Camp Smokey
	2130.9		3400		Rock slope
	??????				1972 Forest Fire Sign
	??????				Spur trail to viewpoint
	??????		4170		Jct abandoned trail to Hicks Lake
	2127.7		4270		Pacific Crest-Chinidere Cutoff-Chinidere Mountain Trail Junction
	2127.5		4260		Pacific Crest-Herman Creek Trail Junction
	2126.9				Side creek
	2126.1		3750		Wahtum Lake
	2125.9		3760		Pacific Crest-Wahtum Lake Trail Junction
	2125.7		3760		Pacific Crest-Eagle Creek Trail Junction
	2124.6		4300		Hatfield Wilderness Boundary
	2123.1		4300		Pacific Crest-Indian Springs Trail Junction
	2123.1		4300		Indian Springs
	2123.1		4300		Indian Springs Camp

Benson Ruckel Trail #405A
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
6.4	0.9		3980		Pacific Crest-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction
7.3	0.0		3830		Ruckel Creek-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction

Ruckel Creek Trail #405
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
	0.0				HCRHT-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction
	0.4				Power line Clearing
	???				Ruckel Creek Native American Site
	1.8				Columbia River Viewpoint
	2.7				Spring
	4.0		3600		Wilderness Boundary
	4.3		3700		Ruckel Creek-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction
	4.4		3700		Ruckel Creek-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction
	4.5		3800		Ruckel Creek-Benson Way Trail Junction
	4.5		3800		Hunter's Camp
7.3	4.7		3830		Ruckel Creek-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction
7.5	4.9		3870		First Ruckel Creek Crossing
7.7	5.1		3960		Ruckel Creek-Benson Spur Trail Junction
	5.4		3960		Second Ruckel Creek Crossing
	5.4		3960		Benson Camp
	5.8		4060		Pacific Crest-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction

Benson Spur Trail #405C
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
7.7	0.0		3960		Ruckel Creek-Benson Spur Trail Junction
8.2	0.5		4010		Benson Way-Benson Spur Trail Junction

Benson Way Trail #405B
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
	3.1		4040		Pacific Crest-Benson Way South Trail Junction
8.2	2.3		4010		Benson Way-Benson Spur Trail Junction
9.2	1.3		3800		Ruckel Creek-Benson Way Trail Junction
10.5	0.0		3840		Pacific Crest-Benson Way North Trail Junction

Pacific Crest Trail #2000 (Partial Log)
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
10.5	2133.8		3760		Pacific Crest-Benson Way North Trail Junction
10.7	2134.0		3700		North edge of Benson Plateau
11.4	2134.7		3360		Side trail to Teakettle Spring
11.9	2135.2				Helispot
12.9	2136.2		2000		Hatfield Wilderness boundary
14.4	2137.7	(400) 29.3	1120		Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction

Herman Creek Bridge Trail #406E
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
14.4	1.2	(400) 29.3	960		Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
15.2	0.4	(400) 30.1	500		Herman Creek Bridge
15.6	0.0	(400) 30.5	540		Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction

Herman Creek Trail #406
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
	0.7	(400) 30.6	680		Trail follows road
15.6	0.6	(600) 30.5	540		Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
15.9	0.3		400		Power line Clearing
16.2	0.0		160		Herman Creek Trailhead

Connecting Trails

Gorge Trail #400 (Eastern Portion)
Hike Mile	Trail Mile	Dual Trail Mile	Elevation	Notes	Location
	15.1	(EF) 0.0	150		John B Yeon Trailhead
	15.2	(EF) 0.1	170		Elowah Falls-Nesmith Point Trail Junction
	15.5	(EF) 0.4	350		Elowah Falls-Upper McCord Creek Falls Trail Junction
	15.9	(EF) 0.8	240		Elowah Falls
	17.4		40		Moffett Creek Bridge on Gorge Trail
	17.5		120		Gorge-Munra Point Trail Junction
	18.9	(HCRHT) 41.3	40		HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction at Tanner Creek
	19.0	(HCRHT) 41.4	40		Tanner Creek Bridge
	19.1	(HCRHT) 41.5	50		Wahclella Falls Trailhead
	19.2		70		Old flume to fish hatchery
	20.4	(034) 0.2	550		Trail follows Road 034
	20.6	(070) 0.1	590		Trail follows Road 070
	20.7	(777) 1.1	600		Tanner Road-Gorge Trail Junction
	21.1	(777) 0.7	500		Tanner Road-Gorge-Portage Road Connector Trail Junction
	21.5		600		Gorge-Wauna Viewpoint Trail Junction
	22.0		80		Gorge-Shady Glen Trail Junction
	22.2		80		Eagle Creek Suspension Bridge
	22.3		80		Eagle Creek Trailhead
	22.6		200		Gorge-Buck Point Trail Junction
	22.9	(HCRHT) 43.2	120		HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction at Ruckel Creek
	23.2	(HCRHT) 43.5	180		Ruckel Creek Bridge
	23.2	(HCRHT) 43.5	180		HCRHT-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction
	23.9	(HCRHT) 44.2	220		HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction near Cascade Locks
	25.3	(2000) 2142.0	230		Pacific Crest-Gorge Trail Junction
	26.2	(2000) 2141.1	780		Powerline Road
	27.1	(2000) 2140.2	900		Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction
	27.1	(2000) 2140.2	750		Pacific Crest-Dry Creek Falls Trail Junction
	27.1	(2000) 2140.2	750		Dry Creek Bridge
	27.7	(2000) 2139.3	750		Rockslide
	28.5	(2000) 2138.5	1030		Side Creek
	28.6	(2000) 2138.4	950		Herman Creek Pinnacles
	28.8	(2000) 2138.2	1040		Pacific Crest Falls
	29.1	(2000) 2137.9	950		Rockslide
	29.3	(2000) 2137.7, (406E) 1.2	960		Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
	30.1	(406E) 0.4	520		Herman Creek Bridge
	30.5	(406E) 0.0, (406) 0.7	600		Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
	31.2	(406) 1.4	700		Herman Camp
	???		800		Grays Creek Crossing on Gorge Trail
	33.3		400		Home Valley Viewpoint
	34.8		200		Gorton Creek Bridge
	34.8	(411) 0.1	200		Wyeth-Gorge Trail Junction

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