Oregon · Hiking

East Fork Wallowa Trail

East Fork Wallowa TrailPhoto: randallagordon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
4.1 mi
round trip
3,031 ft
climb
6,921 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is East Fork Wallowa Trail open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. It doesn't name East Fork Wallowa Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

East Fork Wallowa Trail is a hard out-and-back hike in Oregon's Eagle Cap Ranger District of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. The route is about 8 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 3,031 feet, and it reaches a high point of 6,921 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.4 miles from the start, where the grade reaches 24 percent. The trail begins at an elevation of about 4,674 feet and ends at roughly the same level, so the round trip involves about 3,000 feet of climbing and 3,000 feet of descent. Plan on about four hours for the hike. The Chief Joseph Trail lies about half a mile away, and the Royal Purple Mine Trail is about 1.3 miles off. For paddling, the West Fork Wallowa River is about 4.6 miles away, and Hurricane Creek Campground is about 6.2 miles away.

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