Oregon · Hiking

Elk Mountain Trail

0.8 mi
round trip
801 ft
climb
3,122 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Elk Mountain Trail is a short, out-and-back hike in Oregon, set on state land managed by the State Land Board within the Forest Development Fund (Board of Forestry). The trail starts at about 2,950 feet and reaches a high point of 3,122 feet, with a total elevation gain of about 224 feet over the roughly 1.6-mile round trip. The climb is gentle overall, but it gets steeper near the middle of the route, with a grade of about 22% at about 0.74 miles. The trail's close proximity to Elk Creek Trail makes it an easy addition to a longer outing. Elk Creek Trail sits just 0.1 mile away, and the Elk Mountain-Kings Mountain Loop is about 2.5 miles off. Paddlers can head to the North Fork Wilson River, about 1.7 miles away, or Elk Creek, about 1.8 miles away.

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