Gold Point
- 6.7 mi
- round trip
- 3,243 ft
- climb
- 3,938 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Gold Point open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Willamette National Forest. It doesn't name Gold Point, so check the source for the area it covers.
Cedar Creek Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Willamette National Forest · Order 06-18-10-26-04 · USFS · Willamette National Forest
FIRE CLOSURES: Current wildfire closures on the Willamette National Forest
Agency alert covering Willamette National Forest · USFS · Willamette National Forest
2026 Active Wildfire
Agency alert covering Middle Fork Ranger District · USFS · Middle Fork Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Willamette National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Gold Point is a hard hike in the Middle Fork Ranger District of Oregon's Willamette National Forest, about 6.7 miles long and with a total elevation gain of 3,243 feet. The trail is an out-and-back, and the climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.26 miles from the start, where the grade reaches 49 percent. The high point is 3,938 feet, and the route is natural-surfaced, with horses and bikes allowed. The trip is estimated to take about four hours. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is open from August 1 through December 31. Portland Creek, a canoeing spot, lies about a mile away, and Puma campground is roughly 2.9 miles off. Fall Creek, another canoeing route, is about 3.6 miles away, and the Saddleblanket Trail #3487 is about 4 miles away.
- Portland CreekCanoeing0.9 mi
- PumaCamping2.9 mi
Fall CreekCanoeingPhoto: Jsayre64, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.6 mi- Saddleblanket Trail #3487Hiking4 mi
- Bedrock CgCamping4.1 mi
- Clark Creek Nature TrailHiking5.8 mi
- Tumble CreekRock climbing7.6 mi
- Walts WallRock climbing8.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Huckleberry Flats ATV #105Hiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: Northwest Rafting Company, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- JonesHiking · ~10 min drive
- Tire Mountain TrailHiking · ~15 min drive
- Huckleberry Flats ATV #108Hiking · ~17 min drive
- Huckleberry Flats ATV #106Hiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: Northwest Rafting Company, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- JOE'S PEAKHiking · ~12 min drive
- Huckleberry Flats ATV #107Hiking · ~17 min drive
- Huckleberry Flats ATV #200Hiking · ~17 min drive
- Clark Creek Nature TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
- Joe's Peak Trail #3482Hiking · ~14 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 6.7 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 3,243 ft
- Summit
- 3,939 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- About 4 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Gold Point on Gold Point?
About 6.7 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Gold Point?
About 3,243 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Gold Point?
It is rated hard.
How long does the Gold Point take?
About 4 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Gold Point
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
