Wet Blanket Trail

Wet Blanket Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back hike in the Steens Mountain Wilderness, part of the Bureau of Land Management's Burns Andrews Field Office in southeastern Oregon. The route rises from 6,844 feet to 8,455 feet, with a total elevation gain of about 1,600 feet. The climb is front-loaded, and the steepest stretch comes early on, around the quarter-mile mark, where the grade reaches about 47 percent. The trail is a moderate outing that takes about two hours to complete. The high point is the trail's summit, and the descent mirrors the ascent. Several other hikes sit within a couple of miles, including Big Indian Trail and Big Indian Headwall Trail, both about 1.9 miles away, and Nye Trail at about 2.3 miles. For an overnight base, Jackman Park Campground is roughly 2.5 miles off.