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Rainy Lake via Gorton Creek Trail Hike/Log

From Portland Hikers Field Guide

Rainy Lake via Gorton Creek Trail Hike

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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 0.7 (400) 30.6 680 Trail follows road
1.3 1.3 (400) 31.2 980 Herman Camp
1.3 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


Gorton Creek Trail #408
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
1.3 0.0 980 Herman Creek-Gorton Creek Trail Junction
3.0 1.7 2100 Small Creek
3.9 2.6 2380 Gorton Creek-Indian Point-Ridge Cutoff Trail Junction
4.7 3.4 2570 Gorton Creek-Deadwood Trail Junction
4.8 3.5 2570 Deadwood Camp
4.8 3.5 2570 Deadwood Camp
5.6 4.3 3590 Wilderness Boundary
6.4 5.1 Columbia Gorge Viewpoint
7.3 6.0 3930 Gorton Creek-Nick Eaton Trail Junction
??? ??? Spur trail to water
??? ??? 3950 Ridge Camp
7.9 6.6 4250 Gorton Creek-Plateau Cutoff Trail Junction
9.4 8.1 4250 Gorton Creek-Green Point Ridge-North Lake Trail Junction
9.6 8.3 4737 Green Point Mountain
10.5 9.2 4400 Gorton Creek-Herman Creek Cutoff-Rainy Wahtum Trail Junction


Rainy Wahtum Trail #409
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
4.5 4200 Herman Creek-Rainy Wahtum Trail Junction
3.9 Anthill-Rainy Wahtum Trail Junction
10.5 1.7 4440 Gorton Creek-Herman Creek Cutoff-Rainy Wahtum Trail Junction
11.5 0.7 4092 Rainy Lake
0.0 4160 North Lake-Rainy Wahtum Trail Junction


Connecting Trails

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


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


Indian Point Trail #408A
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 2380 Gorton Creek-Indian Point-Ridge Cutoff Trail Junction
0.2 2300 Indian Point


Ridge Cutoff Trail #437
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 Nick Eaton-Ridge Cutoff Trail Junction
2.2 2380 Gorton Creek-Indian Point-Ridge Cutoff Trail Junction


Deadwood Trail #422
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 Nick Eaton-Deadwood Trail Junction
0.6 2570 Gorton Creek-Deadwood Trail Junction


Nick Eaton Trail #447
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 1000 Herman Creek-Nick Eaton Trail Junction
2.0 2960 Wilderness Boundary
2.0 Nick Eaton-Ridge Cutoff Trail Junction
??? Mount Hood Viewpoint
2.5 Nick Eaton-Deadwood Trail Junction
3.7 4020 Nick Eaton-Casey Creek Way Trail Junction
4.1 Viewpoint
4.2 Rockslide
5.1 3930 Gorton Creek-Nick Eaton Trail Junction


Plateau Cutoff Trail #412
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 4250 Gorton Creek-Plateau Cutoff Trail Junction
0.6 4360 Green Point Ridge-Plateau Cutoff Trail Junction


Green Point Ridge Trail #418
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 3980 Wyeth-Green Point Ridge Trail Junction
0.3 Mount Defiance Viewpoint
1.2 4360 Green Point Ridge-Plateau Cutoff Trail Junction
2.8 4600 Gorton Creek-Green Point Ridge-North Lake Trail Junction


North Lake Trail #423
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 4600 Gorton Creek-Green Point Ridge-North Lake Trail Junction
0.6 4160 North Lake-Rainy Wahtum Trail Junction
1.1 4040 North Lake-Wyeth Trail Junction
1.3 3988 North Lake


Herman Creek Cutoff Trail #410
Hike Mile Trail Mile Dual Trail Mile Elevation Notes Location
0.0 4400 Gorton Creek-Herman Creek Cutoff-Rainy Wahtum Trail Junction
0.0 4400 Abandoned Building
1.8 Creek
2.3 2950 Herman Creek-Herman Creek Cutoff Trail Junction


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