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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:RuckelRudolphJct1.jpg|thumb|400px|The unsigned, but usually flagged, Ruckel Creek-Rudolph Spur junction ''(bobcat)'']] |
| + | [[Image:RuckelRudolphJct2.jpg|thumb|250px|The Rudolph Spur Trail as it ascends towards the junction ''(bobcat)'']] | ||
| − | * Hikes | + | * Hikes including this location: |
| − | **{{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle-Benson Loop Hike|log=Eagle-Benson Loop Hike/Log|previous=Ruckel Creek | + | **{{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle-Benson Loop Hike|log=Eagle-Benson Loop Hike/Log|previous=Ruckel Creek Native American Site|next=Ruckel Creek-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction}} |
| − | **{{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike/Log|previous=Ruckel Creek- | + | **{{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike/Log|previous=Ruckel Creek-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction|next=Ruckel Creek Native American Site}} |
| − | **{{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Ruckel Ridge Loop Hike|log=Ruckel Ridge Loop Hike/Log|previous=Ruckel Creek-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction|next=Ruckel Creek Bridge}} | + | **{{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Ruckel Ridge Loop Hike|log=Ruckel Ridge Loop Hike/Log|previous=Ruckel Creek-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction|next=Ruckel Creek Native American Site}} |
| − | **{{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Wahtum Lake via Ruckel Creek Hike|log=Wahtum Lake via Ruckel Creek Hike/Log|previous=Ruckel Creek | + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Bridge of the Gods Trailhead|hike=Rudolph Spur Loop Hike|log=Rudolph Spur Loop Hike/Log|previous=Dry Creek Bridge|next=Ruckel Creek-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction}} |
| − | {{ | + | **{{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Wahtum Lake via Ruckel Creek Hike|log=Wahtum Lake via Ruckel Creek Hike/Log|previous=Ruckel Creek Native American Site|next=Ruckel Creek-Ruckel Ridge Trail Junction}} |
| − | + | {{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.64003|longitude=-121.86906}} | |
| + | {{Elevation|3700 feet}} | ||
=== Description === | === Description === | ||
| − | + | The Rudolph Spur Trail was once an official USFS trail carrying the number 405D. Unfortunately, the forest service stopped maintaining this trail years ago and it's gradually returning to nature. This junction can be difficult to locate, but is currently (Fall, 2012) marked by swathes of pink flagging tied around trees in the vicinity. It is about 50 yards south of the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness sign at the north end of the Benson Plateau. Locating the junction is one thing: finding the track across the plateau to descend the Gorge face is another. The Benson Plateau section of the Rudolph Spur Trail is not an easy part of that route to locate although there are yellow paint spots on trees that can be seen from both directions, and there may be flagging. Most hikers tackle Rudolph Spur from the bottom up and may end up hiking cross-country across the plateau's bear-grass, where they can lose the trail, to meet the Ruckel Creek Trail. | |
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=== Contributors === | === Contributors === | ||
* [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator) | * [[User:Stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator) | ||
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Revision as of 16:09, 13 November 2012
- Hikes including this location:
- Eagle-Benson Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Ruckel Ridge Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Rudolph Spur Loop Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Wahtum Lake via Ruckel Creek Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.64003, -121.86906
- Elevation: 3700 feet
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Description
The Rudolph Spur Trail was once an official USFS trail carrying the number 405D. Unfortunately, the forest service stopped maintaining this trail years ago and it's gradually returning to nature. This junction can be difficult to locate, but is currently (Fall, 2012) marked by swathes of pink flagging tied around trees in the vicinity. It is about 50 yards south of the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness sign at the north end of the Benson Plateau. Locating the junction is one thing: finding the track across the plateau to descend the Gorge face is another. The Benson Plateau section of the Rudolph Spur Trail is not an easy part of that route to locate although there are yellow paint spots on trees that can be seen from both directions, and there may be flagging. Most hikers tackle Rudolph Spur from the bottom up and may end up hiking cross-country across the plateau's bear-grass, where they can lose the trail, to meet the Ruckel Creek Trail.
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Guidebooks that cover this destination
- Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
- Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
- 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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