Leaf Hill Trailhead
From Portland Hikers Field Guide
- Driving distance from Portland: 4 hours
- Latitude: 44.65211
- Longitude: -120.28017
- Maps: Portland Hikers Maps Google Earth
- Elevation: 1900 feet
- Driving time from Portland: 4.5 hours
Hikes starting here
- Leaf Hill Loop Hike (TH | <-- --> | LOG)
Fees and Regulations
- None
Driving Directions
From Portland head east on Highway 26 forever. You'll drive passed Mount Hood, the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Madras and Prineville. Beyond Prineville the road get's more and more scenic as you climb through pine forests to the Ochoco Summit. The highway drops off the east side of the hills, getting drier as it goes.
Finally about 43 miles east of Prineville, there's a sign pointing the way to the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds Nastional Monument. Turn left there, on to Burnt Branch Road. Drive 5 1/2 miles and then take a left on Bear Creek Road. Drive about two miles on Bear Creek Road past the Painted Hills Overlook Trailhead and the Painted Cove Trailhead. The Leaf Hill Trailhead is signed on the right side of the road.