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Tygh Creek Trail #460

A quiet climb through ponderosa pine and oak in the Badger Creek Wilderness, from Tygh Creek on Forest Road 27 up to Flag Point Road.

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Few hikers use Tygh Creek Trail #460, which climbs through the southeastern part of the Badger Creek Wilderness and offers plenty of solitude. It runs from a small parking area on Forest Road 27, reached from Tygh Valley, up to Flag Point Road (Forest Road 2730-200), gaining about 2,900 feet.

The trail stays with Tygh Creek for 0.4 mile, then turns uphill below Pen Point to the Jordan Cutoff Trail #462 junction. Keep left for the last 3.2 miles to Little Badger Trail #469 at the road. Rock outcrops, oak groves and old-growth ponderosa pine line the way, and loop and backpacking trips are possible. Back Country Horsemen of Oregon volunteers help maintain sections of it.

Trail map & elevation

Length6.6 mi one way
Climb3,339 ft up, 487 ft down
Elevation2,551 to 5,428 ft
DifficultyVery hard
2,5004,0005,5000 mi6.5 mi
Elevation (ft) along the trail
Download GPX Directions to the start
Trail class
Class 2 of 5
Typical grade
12-20%
Surface
Native material
Tread width
18-24 inches
Ranger district
Barlow

Connects to: Little Badger Trail #469, Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477, Divide Trail #458

More about the Badger Creek Wilderness and its trails →

Line, length and trail class: U.S. Forest Service trail data. Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Difficulty is our estimate for hiking it out and back (once around for a loop), from distance and total climb. Lines can be off by a few hundred feet; carry a real map and check the official page for closures.

Getting there

From Dufur, OR

  1. travel south on US Hwy 197 for 13.8 miles to Shadybrook Road at Tygh Valley.
  2. Turn right onto Shadybrook and travel 1.1 miles to Fairgrounds Road.
  3. Travel 0.6 mile on Fairgrounds Road to Badger Creek Road.
  4. Travel 6.5 miles and turn right onto Forest Road 27.
  5. Travel 2.8 miles on Forest Road 27 to the small parking area on the left (west) side of the road, just north of Tygh Creek.
  6. For access to the west end of this trail, see directions to Little Badger Trail #469.

From the Forest Service

Good to know

Sections of this wilderness trail are maintained thanks to the help of the Back Country Horsemen of Oregon Columbia Gorge Chapter volunteers.

Rules and restrictions

Wilderness restrictions apply.

Ranger office

Barlow Ranger District
Address: 780 NE Court St Dufur, OR 97021
Phone: 541-467-5100
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed 12 to 1 for lunch. (Closed on federal holidays)

Details from the official Forest Service page, a public-domain U.S. government source.

Trails nearby

Little Badger Trail #469 15.2 mi round trip 4,028 ft Very hard Badger Creek Cutoff Trail #477 6 mi round trip 1,969 ft Hard Divide Trail #458 15.4 mi round trip 4,865 ft Very hard School Canyon Trail #468 7 mi round trip 2,121 ft Hard Fret Creek Trail #456A 4 mi round trip 1,010 ft Moderate Cedar Creek Trail #457 9.2 mi round trip 2,054 ft Hard Badger Creek Trail #479 24.4 mi round trip 4,625 ft Very hard Fifteenmile Trail #456 22.4 mi round trip 4,064 ft Very hard Post Camp Trail #467 5.4 mi round trip 1,492 ft Hard Gumjuwac Trail #480 9 mi round trip 3,225 ft Very hard

Last checked November 4, 2026