Eightmile Creek Tr459
Overall: 6
Aerobic: 5
Technical: 5
Steepness: 5
Flow: 6
Singletrack: 100%
Mount Hood Oregon Eightmile Creek Trail combined with Fivemile Butte makes for a short CW loop, a nice ride if camping in the area or as a warm up Fivemile lookout ascent, through some twisty switchback to Eightmile Creek.
Type
Loop
Length
Avg: 7mi
Ascent
Moderate
Elevation Change
TH:3900'
Avg Ascent:1400'
Ascent Incline
6%
Duration
Avg: 1hr
Weather
Forecast
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The trail can be added onto the Knebal Springs Tr474 loop.
Want more? Tie these two in with the Lookout Mtn to High Prairie Tr450 loop or the Fifteenmile Tr456 loop.
For camping, check out the Knebal Springs CG or the Eightmile CG.
Directions: NW Forest Pass required right at the TH. Pass the Parkdale ranger station and continue south on SR35 to FR44, turn left and continue 9.9mi to FR4430 on the left (2mi past the Bottle Prairie CG entrance). Turn Left on FR4430 and go .4mi to the Eightmile Crossing Campground entrance. Park in the day use area. View Larger Map. No Map?.
Loop Directions
lookout then switchback
- TH: Start at the Eightmile Crossing Campground for the CW Loop. Cross FR4432 then go left onto Eightmile Creek Tr459.
- 2.7mi: After gradually climbing alongside Eightmile Creek, reach the Bottle Prairie Campground and go to the north end of the CG, then start the ascent. Go right at the Knebal Springs Tr474 intersection.
- 3.3mi: Bear right at the Bottle Prairie Tr455 fork, to stay on Eightmile Creek Tr459. Ascend to Perry Point.
- 4.4mi: After a fast descent from Perry Point, trail merges with FR120 for .1mi, with a short lookout tower OAB option.
- 5mi: Bear right then start the switchback descent.
- 6.7mi: Go left at the four way intersection, then cross FR4430 and go back to the TH.
Trail Index
This Ride
Eightmile Creek Trail 459
Area
Wilderness
Campgrounds
Bottle Prairie Campground, Eightmile Crossing Campground, Fifteenmile Campground, Knebal Springs Campground, Pebble Ford Campground
Trail Rankings
Ranking consistently applied to all of the listed trails.
- Overall Rating: Ride quality and challenge
- Aerobic: Ascent challenge
- Technical Difficulty: Terrain challenge
- Steepness: Average incline
- Flow: Uninterrupted riding
- Elevation Change: Total elevation gain
- Ride Difficulty: Terrain challenge
