7.7 hr
Overview
This long loop has you using the most popular trailhead for Silver Star Mountain to get to the summit, but from that point on you’ll be on trails that are much less used and offer great variety. You’ll get more vistas to the snow-capped volcanoes to the north; hike in open, brilliantly flowered meadows in spring and summer; enjoy stretches of cool forest; and view a 90-foot waterfall. The loop includes a descent on the Chinook Trail, part of a developing pan-Gorge trail system, and a 6 ½ mile return on a section of the Tarbell Trail, which has seen a lot of clearcutting in the past 15 years.
Trail Stats
21.2 km
910 m
1334 m
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