Benson Plateau Loop Hike/Log
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This is a trail log page. The hike mile column refers to how many miles you'll have hiked on this particular hike to reach the listed point. Hike miles will be different from one hike to another. The trail mile column is a permanent marker for the trail measuring miles from the start of the trail. Trail miles are a permanent feature of the trail and are the same from hike to hike. Sections of the trail included in this hike are blue. Other trail segments are provided for you to personalize your own hikes.
Herman Creek Trail #406 | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile Marker | Dual Trail Mile Marker | Elevation | Notes | Location |
0.0 | 0.0 | 160 | Herman Creek Trailhead | ||
0.4 | 0.4 | 400 | Power line Clearing | ||
0.7 | 0.7 | (400) 29.6 | 540 | Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction | |
0.8 | (400) 29.7 | 680 | Trail follows road | ||
1.4 | (400) 30.3 | 980 | Herman Camp | ||
1.4 | (400) 30.3 | 980 | Herman Creek-Gorge-Gorton Creek Trail Junction | ||
1.7 | 1000 | Herman Creek-Nick Eaton Trail Junction | |||
2.2 | 970 | Nick Eaton Falls | |||
2.7 | 1120 | Wilderness Boundary | |||
2.8 | 1160 | Camp Creek Crossing | |||
3.7 | 1480 | Herman Creek-Casey Creek Way Trail Junction | |||
4.1 | 1840 | Casey Creek Crossing | |||
4.1 | 1480 | Casey Creek Camp | |||
4.1 | Herman Creek-West Fork Herman Creek Trail Junction | ||||
??? | 1920 | Hazel Creek Crossing | |||
5.1 | 1920 | Slide Creek Waterfall | |||
5.4 | 2080 | Mullinix Creek Crossing | |||
5.9 | 2140 | Whisky Creek Crossing | |||
7.5 | 2950 | Herman Creek-Herman Creek Cutoff Trail Junction | |||
??? | 2950 | Cedar Swamp Camp | |||
7.8 | 2850 | East Fork Herman Creek Crossing | |||
7.8 | 2850 | Seven and a Half Mile Camp (Herman Creek) | |||
8.0 | 3040 | Noble Camp | |||
9.4 | 3760 | Herman Creek-Mud Lake Trail Junction | |||
10.3 | 4200 | Herman Creek-Anthill-Tomlike Mountain Trail Junction | |||
10.9 | 4200 | Herman Creek-Wahtum Rainy Trail Junction | |||
11.1 | 4250 | Pacific Crest-Herman Creek Trail Junction |
Herman Creek Bridge Trail #406E | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile Marker | Dual Trail Mile Marker | Elevation | Notes | Location |
0.7 | 0.0 | 540 | Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction | ||
1.1 | 0.4 | 500 | Herman Creek Bridge | ||
2.0 | 1.3 | 960 | Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction |
Pacific Crest Trail #2000 | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile Marker | Dual Trail Mile Marker | Elevation | Notes | Location |
2157.0 | 820 | Pacific Crest-Carpenters Lake Trail Junction | |||
2156.5 | 800 | Greenleaf Viewpoint | |||
2156.3 | 760 | Kidney Lake Viewpoint | |||
2156.1 | 440 | Greenleaf Creek Bridge | |||
?????? | 350 | Gillette Creek Bridge | |||
2155.2 | 400 | Side Trail to Gillette Lake | |||
2152.1 | 420 | Pacific Crest-Tamanous Trail Junction | |||
2150.8 | 140 | Highway 14 (Bridge of the Gods | |||
2150.2 | 150 | Bridge of the Gods Trailhead | |||
2150.1 | 160 | Moody Street | |||
2149.9 | 160 | Moody Street Extension | |||
2149.9 | 160 | Pacific Crest-Gorge Trail Junction | |||
2148.8 | 750 | Pacific Crest-Dry Creek Falls Trail Junction | |||
2148.8 | 750 | Dry Creek Bridge | |||
2148.0 | Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction | ||||
2147.5 | Herman Creek Pinnacles | ||||
2147.4 | 1040 | Side Creek | |||
2147.1 | 1040 | Pacific Crest Falls | |||
2147.0 | 950 | Rockslide | |||
2.0 | 2146.7 | 960 | Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction | ||
3.5 | 2145.2 | 2000 | Hatfield Wilderness boundary | ||
4.5 | 2144.2 | Helispot | |||
4.5 | 2144.2 | 3360 | Side trail to Teakettle Spring | ||
4.7 | 2144.0 | 3700 | North edge of Benson Plateau | ||
5.5 | 2143.2 | 3840 | Pacific Crest-Benson Way North Trail Junction | ||
6.2 | 2142.5 | 3980 | Pacific Crest-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction | ||
2141.8 | 4060 | Pacific Crest-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction | |||
2140.9 | 4040 | Pacific Crest-Benson Way South Trail Junction | |||
2140.5 | 3840 | Pacific Crest-Eagle Benson Trail Junction | |||
2140.5 | 3840 | Camp Smokey | |||
2139.9 | 3400 | Rock slope | |||
?????? | 1972 Forest Fire | ||||
?????? | Spur trail to viewpoint | ||||
?????? | 4170 | Jct abandoned trail to Hicks Lake | |||
2133.4 | 4270 | Pacific Crest-Chinidere Cutoff-Chinidere Mountain Trail Junction | |||
2133.2 | 4260 | Pacific Crest-Herman Creek Trail Junction | |||
2132.6 | Side creek | ||||
2131.6 | 3750 | Wahtum Lake | |||
2131.4 | 3760 | Pacific Crest-Wahtum Lake Trail Junction | |||
2133.2 | 3760 | Pacific Crest-Eagle Creek Trail Junction | |||
2131.1 | 4300 | Hatfield Wilderness Boundary | |||
2130.6 | 4300 | Pacific Crest-Indian Springs Trail Junction | |||
2130.6 | 4300 | Indian Springs Camp | |||
2126.2 | 4500 | Pacific Crest-Buck Peak Trail Junction |
Benson Ruckel Trail #405A | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile Marker | Dual Trail Mile Marker | Elevation | Notes | Location |
6.2 | 0.0 | 3830 | Ruckel Creek-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction | ||
7.1 | 0.9 | 3980 | Pacific Crest-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction |
Ruckel Creek Trail #405 | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile Marker | Dual Trail Mile Marker | Elevation | Notes | Location |
0.0 | HCRHT-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction | ||||
0.4 | Power line Clearing | ||||
??? | Native American ceremonial rock pits | ||||
1.8 | Columbia River Viewpoint | ||||
2.7 | Spring | ||||
4.0 | 3600 | Wilderness Boundary | |||
4.3 | 3700 | Ruckel Creek-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction | |||
4.4 | 3700 | Ruckel Creek-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction | |||
4.5 | 3800 | Ruckel Creek-Benson Way Trail Junction | |||
4.5 | 3800 | Hunter's Camp | |||
7.1 | 4.7 | 3830 | Ruckel Creek-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction | ||
7.3 | 4.9 | 3870 | First Ruckel Creek Crossing | ||
7.5 | 5.1 | 3960 | Ruckel Creek-Benson Spur Trail Junction | ||
5.4 | 3960 | Second Ruckel Creek Crossing | |||
5.4 | 3960 | Benson Camp | |||
5.8 | 4060 | Pacific Crest-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction |
Benson Spur Trail #405C | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile Marker | Dual Trail Mile Marker | Elevation | Notes | Location |
7.5 | 0.0 | 3960 | Ruckel Creek-Benson Spur Trail Junction | ||
8.0 | 0.5 | 4010 | Benson Way-Benson Spur Trail Junction |
Benson Way Trail #405B | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile Marker | Dual Trail Mile Marker | Elevation | Notes | Location |
3.1 | 4040 | Pacific Crest-Benson Way South Trail Junction | |||
8.0 | 2.3 | 4010 | Benson Way-Benson Spur Trail Junction | ||
9.0 | 1.3 | 3800 | Ruckel Creek-Benson Way Trail Junction | ||
10.3 | 0.0 | 3840 | Pacific Crest-Benson Way North Trail Junction |
Pacific Crest Trail #2000 (Partial Log) | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile Marker | Dual Trail Mile Marker | Elevation | Notes | Location |
2132.6 | Side creek | ||||
2133.2 | 4260 | Pacific Crest-Herman Creek Trail Junction | |||
2133.4 | 4270 | Pacific Crest-Chinidere Cutoff-Chinidere Mountain Trail Junction | |||
?????? | 4170 | Jct abandoned trail to Hicks Lake | |||
?????? | Spur trail to viewpoint | ||||
?????? | 1972 Forest Fire | ||||
2139.9 | 3400 | Rock slope | |||
2140.5 | 3840 | Camp Smokey | |||
2140.5 | 3840 | Pacific Crest-Eagle Benson Trail Junction | |||
2140.9 | 4040 | Pacific Crest-Benson Way South Trail Junction | |||
2141.8 | 4060 | Pacific Crest-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction | |||
2142.5 | 3980 | Pacific Crest-Benson Ruckel Trail Junction | |||
10.3 | 2143.2 | 3840 | Pacific Crest-Benson Way North Trail Junction | ||
11.1 | 2144.0 | 3700 | North edge of Benson Plateau | ||
11.3 | 2144.2 | 3360 | Side trail to Teakettle Spring | ||
11.3 | 2144.2 | Helispot | |||
12.3 | 2145.2 | 2000 | Hatfield Wilderness boundary | ||
13.8 | 2146.7 | (400) 29.3 | 960 | Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction | |
2147.0 | (400) 29.0 | 950 | Rockslide | ||
2147.1 | (400) 28.9 | 1040 | Pacific Crest Falls | ||
2147.4 | (400) 28.6 | 1040 | Side Creek | ||
2147.5 | (400) 28.5 | Herman Creek Pinnacles | |||
2148.0 | (400) 28.0 | 800 | Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction | ||
2148.8 | (400) 27.2 | 750 | Pacific Crest-Dry Creek Falls Trail Junction | ||
2149.9 | (400) 26.1 | 160 | Pacific Crest-Gorge Trail Junction | ||
2149.9 | (400) 26.1 | 160 | Moody Street Extension | ||
2150.1 | 160 | Moody Street | |||
2150.2 | 150 | Bridge of the Gods Trailhead | |||
2150.8 | 140 | Highway 14 (Bridge of the Gods | |||
2152.1 | 420 | Pacific Crest-Tamanous Trail Junction | |||
2155.2 | 400 | Side Trail to Gillette Lake | |||
?????? | 350 | Gillette Creek Bridge | |||
2156.1 | 440 | Greenleaf Creek Bridge | |||
2156.3 | 760 | Kidney Lake Viewpoint | |||
2156.5 | 800 | Greenleaf Viewpoint | |||
2157.0 | 820 | Pacific Crest-Carpenters Lake Trail Junction |
Herman Creek Bridge Trail #406E | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile Marker | Dual Trail Mile Marker | Elevation | Notes | Location |
13.8 | 1.3 | 960 | Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction | ||
14.7 | 0.4 | 500 | Herman Creek Bridge | ||
15.1 | 0.0 | 540 | Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction |
Herman Creek Trail #406 | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile Marker | Dual Trail Mile Marker | Elevation | Notes | Location |
11.1 | 4250 | Pacific Crest-Herman Creek Trail Junction | |||
10.9 | 4200 | Herman Creek-Wahtum Rainy Trail Junction | |||
10.3 | 4200 | Herman Creek-Anthill-Tomlike Mountain Trail Junction | |||
9.4 | 3760 | Herman Creek-Mud Lake Trail Junction | |||
8.0 | 3040 | Noble Camp | |||
7.8 | 2850 | Seven and a Half Mile Camp (Herman Creek) | |||
7.8 | 2850 | East Fork Herman Creek Crossing | |||
??? | 2950 | Cedar Swamp Camp | |||
7.5 | 2950 | Herman Creek-Herman Creek Cutoff Trail Junction | |||
5.9 | 2140 | Whisky Creek Crossing | |||
5.4 | 2080 | Mullinix Creek Crossing | |||
5.1 | 1920 | Slide Creek Waterfall | |||
??? | 1920 | Hazel Creek Crossing | |||
4.1 | Herman Creek-West Fork Herman Creek Trail Junction | ||||
4.1 | 1480 | Casey Creek Camp | |||
4.1 | 1840 | Casey Creek Crossing | |||
3.7 | 1480 | Herman Creek-Casey Creek Way Trail Junction | |||
2.8 | 1160 | Camp Creek Crossing | |||
2.7 | 1120 | Wilderness Boundary | |||
2.2 | 970 | Nick Eaton Falls | |||
1.7 | 1000 | Herman Creek-Nick Eaton Trail Junction | |||
1.4 | (400) 30.3 | 980 | Herman Creek-Gorge-Gorton Creek Trail Junction | ||
1.4 | (400) 30.3 | 980 | Herman Camp | ||
0.8 | (400) 29.7 | 680 | Trail follows road | ||
15.1 | 0.7 | (600) 29.6 | 540 | Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction | |
15.4 | 0.4 | 400 | Power line Clearing | ||
15.8 | 0.0 | 160 | Herman Creek Trailhead |
Connecting Trails
Gorge Trail #400 | |||||
Hike Mile | Trail Mile | Elevation | Notes | Location | |
34.9 | 200 | Gorton Creek Bridge | |||
??? | 800 | Grays Creek | |||
31.3 | (406) 1.4 | 700 | Herman Camp | ||
0.7 | 30.6 | (406) 0.7 | 600 | ||
0.7 | 30.6 | (406E) 0.0 | 600 | Herman Creek-Herman Bridge Trail Junction | |
1.1 | 30.2 | (406E) 0.4 | 520 | Herman Creek Bridge | |
2.0 | 29.3 | (406E) 1.3 | 960 | Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction | |
2.0 | 29.3 | (2000) 2146.7 | 960 | Pacific Crest-Herman Bridge Trail Junction | |
29.0 | (2000) 2147.0 | 950 | Rockslide | ||
27.9 | (2000) 2147.1 | 1040 | Pacific Crest Falls | ||
27.6 | (2000) 2147.4 | 1030 | Side Creek | ||
27.5 | (2000) 2147.5 | 950 | Herman Creek Pinnacles | ||
27.0 | (2000) 2148.0 | 900 | Pacific Crest-Rudolph Spur Trail Junction | ||
26.2 | (2000) 2148.8 | 750 | Pacific Crest-Dry Creek Falls Trail Junction | ||
25.1 | (2000) 2149.9 | 230 | PCT Winter Trailhead | ||
23.9 | (HCRHT) 44.2 | 220 | HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction near Cascade Locks | ||
23.2 | (HCRHT) 43.5 | 180 | HCRHT-Ruckel Creek Trail Junction | ||
23.2 | (HCRHT) 43.5 | 180 | Ruckel Creek Bridge | ||
22.9 | (HCRHT) 43.2 | 120 | HCRHT-Gorge Trail Junction at Ruckel Creek | ||
22.6 | 200 | Gorge-Buck Point Trail Junction | |||
22.3 | 80 | Eagle Creek Trailhead | |||
22.2 | 80 | Eagle Creek Suspension Bridge | |||
22.0 | 80 | Gorge-Shady Glen Trail Junction | |||
21.5 | 600 | Gorge-Wauna Viewpoint Trail Junction | |||
21.1 | (777) 0.7 | 500 | Tanner Road-Gorge-Portage Road Connector Trail Junction | ||
20.7 | (777) 1.1 | 600 | Tanner Road-Gorge Trail Junction | ||
20.6 | (070) 0.1 | 590 | Trail follows Road 070 | ||
20.4 | (034) 0.2 | 550 | Trail follows Road 034 | ||
19.2 | 70 | Old flume to fish hatchery |