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Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike/Log

From Portland Hikers Field Guide

Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike

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Eagle Creek Trail #440
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 0.0 60 Eagle Creek Trailhead
0.1 0.1 60 Small bridge
0.6 0.6 60 Weeping wall
0.9 0.9 60 Viewpoint
1.4 1.4 400 Side Trail to Metlako Falls viewpoint
1.5 1.5 400 2nd Side Trail to Metlako Falls viewpoint
1.6 1.6 480 Sorenson Creek Crossing
1.7 1.7 500 Eagle Creek-Lower Punchbowl Falls Trail Junction
1.9 1.9 550 Punchbowl Falls Overlook
2.0 2.0 615 Tish Creek Bridge
2.5 2.5 760 Fern Creek Bridge
2.7 2.7 760 Talus Slope
3.0 3.0 600 High Bridge Falls Viewpoint
3.1 3.1 600 Loowit Falls
3.2 3.2 615 High Bridge
3.3 3.3 640 Campsite
3.5 3.5 630 Side trail to Skoonichuck Falls
3.6 3.6 670 Tenas Camp
3.7 3.7 680 Campsite
4.0 4.0 715 Four and a Half Mile Bridge
4.1 4.1 720 Campsite, Tenas Falls
4.4 4.4 680 Forest fire sign
4.5 4.5 680 Campsite
4.6 4.6 680 Bridge over side creek
4.7 4.7 920 Wy'East Camp
4.8 4.8 920 Wilderness Boundary
4.9 4.9 920 Wy'East Creek
5.1 5.1 860 Eagle Creek-Eagle Benson Trail Junction
5.3 5.3 940 Blue Grouse Camp
5.4 5.4 940 Talus Slope
5.6 5.6 940 Talus Slope
5.7 5.7 940 Talus Slope
5.7 5.7 1100 The Potholes
5.8 5.8 1030 Grand Union Falls
6.0 6.0 1200 Tunnel Falls
6.2 6.2 1200 Vertigo Mile
6.2 6.2 1200 Twister Falls
6.5 6.5 1200 Seven Mile Falls
6.5 6.5 1200 Campsite
6.7 6.7 1300 Campsite
6.8 6.8 1200 Campsite
7.1 7.1 1400 Seven and a Half Mile Camp
7.4 7.4 1620 Eagle Creek-Eagle Tanner Trail Junction
9.1 9.1 2110 Inspiration Point
9.6 9.6 2650 Eagle Creek-Indian Springs Trail Junction
10.9 10.9 2950 Creek, Campsite
11.8 11.8 Three Creeks, Campsite
12.9 12.9 3700 Wahtum Lake
12.9 12.9 3700 Eagle Creek-Chinidere Cutoff Trail Junction
13.1 13.1 3760 Pacific Crest-Eagle Creek Trail Junction


Pacific Crest Trail #2000 (portion)
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
2114.9 4020 Pacific Crest-Huckleberry Trail Junction
2118.2 4500 Pacific Crest-Buck Peak Trail Junction
2121.2 4240 Old road
2123.1 4300 Indian Springs Camp
2123.1 4300 Indian Springs
2123.1 4300 Pacific Crest-Indian Springs Trail Junction
2124.6 4300 Hatfield Wilderness Boundary
13.1 2125.7 3760 Pacific Crest-Eagle Creek Trail Junction
13.3 2125.9 3760 Pacific Crest-Wahtum Lake Trail Junction
13.5 2126.1 3750 Wahtum Lake
14.3 2126.9 Side creek
14.9 2127.5 4260 Pacific Crest-Herman Creek Trail Junction
15.1 2127.7 4270 Pacific Crest-Chinidere Cutoff-Chinidere Mountain Trail Junction
???? ?????? 4170 Jct abandoned trail to Hicks Lake
???? ?????? Spur trail to viewpoint
???? ?????? 1972 Forest Fire Sign
18.3 2130.9 3400 Rock slope
18.4 2131.0 3810 Camp Smokey
18.4 2131.0 3810 Pacific Crest-Eagle Benson Trail Junction
18.9 2131.5 4110 Pacific Crest-Benson Way South Trail Junction
19.8 2132.4 4110 Pacific Crest-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction
2133.1 3980 Pacific Crest-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction
2133.8 3760 Pacific Crest-Benson Way North Trail Junction
2134.0 3700 North edge of Benson Plateau
2134.7 3360 Side trail to Teakettle Spring
2135.2 Helispot
2136.2 2000 Hatfield Wilderness boundary
2137.7 (400) 29.3 1120 Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
2137.9 (400) 29.1 1080 Rockslide
2138.2 (400) 28.8 1040 Pacific Crest Falls
2138.4 (400) 28.6 960 Herman Creek Pinnacles
2138.5 (400) 28.5 960 Creek
2139.3 (400) 27.7 750 Rockslide
2140.2 (400) 26.8 720 Dry Creek Bridge
2140.2 (400) 26.8 720 Pacific Crest-Dry Creek Falls Trail Junction
2140.2 (400) 26.8 720 Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction
2141.1 (400) 26.0 680 Powerline Road
2142.0 (400) 25.1 240 Pacific Crest-Gorge Trail Junction
2142.0 240 Moody Street Extension
2142.1 200 Moody Street
2142.2 150 Bridge of the Gods Trailhead
2142.8 140 Icehouse Lake Trailhead


Ruckel Creek Trail #405
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
19.8 5.8 4060 Pacific Crest-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction
20.2 5.4 3960 Benson Camp
20.2 5.4 3960 Second Ruckel Creek Crossing
20.5 5.1 3960 Ruckel Creek-Benson Spur Trail Junction
20.7 4.9 3870 First Ruckel Creek Crossing
20.9 4.7 3830 Ruckel Creek-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction
21.1 4.5 3800 Hunter's Camp
21.1 4.5 3800 Ruckel Creek-Benson Way Trail Junction
21.2 4.4 3700 Ruckel Creek-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction
21.3 4.3 3700 Ruckel Creek-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction
21.6 4.0 3600 Wilderness Boundary
22.9 2.7 Spring
23.8 1.8 Columbia River Viewpoint
???? ??? Ruckel Creek Native American Site
25.2 0.4 Powerline Clearing
25.6 0.0 HCRHT-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction


Historic Columbia River Highway Trail
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
??? 170 Cascade Locks Trailhead
44.2 (600) 23.9 240 HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction near Cascade Locks
25.6 43.5 (400) 23.2 180 HCRHT-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction
25.6 43.5 (400) 23.2 180 Ruckel Creek Bridge
25.9 43.2 (400) 22.9 240 HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction at Ruckel Creek
42.8 60 Eagle Creek Fish Hatchery Lot
42.7 60 Eagle Creek Highway Bridge
42.5 160 Eagle Creek Staircase
42.5 160 HCRHT-Portage Road East Trail Junction
42.4 160 Eagle Creek Viaduct
42.3 160 Tooth Rock Viaduct
41.9 200 HCRHT-Portage Road West Trail Junction
41.7 180 Tooth Rock Trailhead
41.5 50 Wahclella Falls Trailhead
41.4 40 Tanner Creek Bridge
41.3 40 HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction at Tanner Creek
39.8 40 Moffett Creek Bridge on HCRHT


Gorge Trail #400
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
34.8 (411) 0.1 200 Wyeth-Gorge Trail Junction
34.8 200 Gorton Creek Bridge
33.3 400 Home Valley Viewpoint
??? 800 Grays Creek Crossing on Gorge Trail
31.2 (406) 1.4 700 Herman Camp
30.5 (406E) 0.0, (406) 0.7 600 Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
30.1 (406E) 0.4 520 Herman Creek Bridge
29.3 (2000) 2137.7, (406E) 1.2 960 Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
29.1 (2000) 2137.9 950 Rockslide
28.8 (2000) 2138.2 1040 Pacific Crest Falls
28.6 (2000) 2138.4 950 Herman Creek Pinnacles
28.5 (2000) 2138.5 1030 Side Creek
27.7 (2000) 2139.3 750 Rockslide
27.1 (2000) 2140.2 750 Dry Creek Bridge
27.1 (2000) 2140.2 750 Pacific Crest-Dry Creek Falls Trail Junction
27.1 (2000) 2140.2 900 Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction
26.2 (2000) 2141.1 780 Powerline Road
25.3 (2000) 2142.0 230 Pacific Crest-Gorge Trail Junction
23.9 (HCRHT) 44.2 220 HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction near Cascade Locks
25.2 23.2 (HCRHT) 43.5 180 HCRHT-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction
25.2 23.2 (HCRHT) 43.5 180 Ruckel Creek Bridge
25.9 22.9 (HCRHT) 43.2 120 HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction at Ruckel Creek
26.2 22.6 200 Gorge-Buck Point Trail Junction
26.5 22.3 80 Eagle Creek Trailhead
22.2 80 Eagle Creek Suspension Bridge
22.0 80 Gorge-Shady Glen Trail Junction
21.5 600 Gorge-Wauna Viewpoint Trail Junction
21.1 (777) 0.7 500 Tanner Road-Gorge-Portage Road Connector Trail Junction
20.7 (777) 1.1 600 Tanner Road-Gorge Trail Junction
20.6 (070) 0.1 590 Trail follows Road 070
20.4 (034) 0.2 550 Trail follows Road 034
19.2 70 Old flume to fish hatchery
19.1 (HCRHT) 41.5 50 Wahclella Falls Trailhead
19.0 (HCRHT) 41.4 40 Tanner Creek Bridge
18.9 (HCRHT) 41.3 40 HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction at Tanner Creek
17.5 120 Gorge-Munra Point Trail Junction
17.4 40 Moffett Creek Bridge on Gorge Trail
15.9 (EF) 0.8 240 Elowah Falls
15.5 (EF) 0.4 350 Elowah Falls-Upper McCord Creek Falls Trail Junction
15.2 (EF) 0.1 170 Elowah Falls-Nesmith Point Trail Junction
15.1 (EF) 0.0 150 John B Yeon Trailhead


Connecting Trails

Lower Punchbowl Trail #440B
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 500 Eagle Creek-Lower Punchbowl Falls Trail Junction
0.1 340 Lower Punchbowl Falls
0.2 340 Punchbowl Falls


Eagle-Benson Trail #434
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 860 Eagle Creek-Eagle Benson Trail Junction
3.0 3840 Pacific Crest-Eagle Benson Trail Junction


Eagle-Tanner Trail #433
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 1620 Eagle Creek-Eagle Tanner Trail Junction
0.9 1650 Eagle Creek Ford
3.9 3080 Big Cedar Springs, Campsite
4.5 3450 Thrush Pond
5.0 3680 Tanner Butte-Eagle Tanner Trail Junction


Indian Springs Trail #435
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 2650 Eagle Creek-Indian Springs Trail Junction
0.8 3440 Viewpoint of Eagle Creek Drainage
1.2 3650 Rockslide
2.0 4240 Indian Springs
2.0 4240 Pacific Crest-Indian Springs Trail Junction


Chinidere Cutoff Trail #406M
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 3700 Eagle Creek-Chinidere Cutoff Trail Junction
??? 3680 East Fork of Eagle Creek Crossing
0.6 4270 Pacific Crest-Chinidere Cutoff-Chinidere Mountain Trail Junction


Wahtum Lake Trail #406H
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 3960 Wahtum Lake Trailhead
0.3 3760 Pacific Crest-Wahtum Lake Trail Junction


Chinidere Mountain Trail #445
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.9 4270 Pacific Crest-Chinidere Cutoff-Chinidere Mountain Trail Junction
1.3 4673 Chinidere Mountain


Herman Creek Trail #406
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 160 Herman Creek Trailhead
0.3 400 Power line Clearing
0.6 (400) 30.5 540 Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction
0.7 (400) 30.6 680 Trail follows road
1.3 (400) 31.2 980 Herman Camp
1.3 (400) 31.2 980 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
5.8 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


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


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


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


Rudolph Spur Trail #405D (no longer maintained)
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 800 Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction
??? 3700 Ruckel Creek-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction


Ruckel Ridge Trail
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 650 Buck Point-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction
0.6 Power lines
1.9 2600 The Catwalk
2.5 3600 Ruckel Creek Ford
2.7 3700 Ruckel Creek-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction


Buck Point Trail #439
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 200 Gorge-Buck Point Trail Junction
0.6 650 Buck Point
0.6 650 Buck Point-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction


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