Browder Ridge

Area	Western Cascades (Willamette National Forest)
Best time to visit	Early July
Blooming Now	No
Elevation	3650-5300 feet
Trail Info	3.2 miles round-trip, 1150 feet elevation gain to first wildflower meadow/viewpoint 8.4 miles round-trip, 2100 feet elevation gain to summit
	PLANT LIST AVAILABLE
	WILDFLOWER SEARCH
	ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
Dogs	Allowed

NOTE: The blue marker indicates the trailhead.

Description

The Browder Ridge trail climbs through a lush forest understory through several wildflower-filled meadows to a terrific viewpoint of Mount Jefferson, Three-Fingered Jack, Mount Washington, and the Three Sisters. If you continue on to the summit, you will pass through more meadows and be treated to even better views of the Cascades, especially the Three Sisters.

Directions

Take Highway 20 east of Sweet Home (or west of Sisters). Approximately 5 miles east of Tombstone Pass (or 2.7 miles west of the junction with Highway 126), turn south onto Hackleman Creek Road, which is initially paved but turns to gravel immediately after crossing the creek. Follow this road for 1.7 miles, then veer right onto Road 1598. (Watch your odometer, because the signpost for this road is easy to miss.) Proceed on Road 1598 for another 2.8 miles to the Gate Creek Trailhead on the right side of the road. There is a parking area on the left side of the road slightly uphill from the trailhead. There are no facilities at this location.

Trip Reports

Date	Submitted by
Reports from previous years
07/09/2023	Greg Lief
07/13/2010	Jim and Nina Pollock
06/26/2008	Greg Lief
07/08/2007	Greg Lief

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Photo Gallery

Beargrass along Browder Ridge trail	Candystick along Browder Ridge trail	Cascade Lilies along Browder Ridge trail	Pink Wintergreen along Browder Ridge trail
Tiger Lilies along Browder Ridge trail	Tiger Lilies along Browder Ridge trail	Candystick along Browder Ridge trail	Mount Jefferson from Browder Ridge trail
Three Sisters from Browder Ridge trail	Three Sisters from Browder Ridge trail	Mount Jefferson from Browder Ridge summit	Three Sisters from Browder Ridge summit

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