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Eagle Cap Wilderness is a protected area in Oregon.


  • Hiking Trails (103)
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  1. 1
    Hidden Lake via East Eagle Trail 1910
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 8.2 mi
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    Polaris Pass Loop via West Fork Trail 1820 and East Fork Trail 1804
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 21.5 mi
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    Matterhorn via Ice Lake Trail 1808
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 17.5 mi
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    Douglas Lake
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 38.4 mi
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    Glacier Pass Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 30.3 mi
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    Mirror Lake via East Fork Lostine Trail 1662
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.7 mi
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    Glacier Pass Loop via West Fork Trail 1820
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 25.5 mi
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    Hidden Lake via East Eagle Trail 1910
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 8.0 mi
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    Shady Campground via Maxwell Lake Trail 1674
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 3.7 mi
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    Ice Lake
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 7.2 mi
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    jackcrosser 8 months, 1 week ago
    Mirror Lake track (9/15/21, 9:53:55AM)
    Great hike for an old man and his daughter. Yes it was grueling for us carrying 30 pound packs. 7 hours in and 5:40 minutes out. Living in the area most of my life, and I decided to visit the high lakes for the first time
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    sakanoa 8 months, 2 weeks ago
    Glacier Pass Loop
    There is no words to describe how beautiful this hike is. We had an eight day trip planned and underestimated our hike in of 8 miles after a 6 hr drive. Still aneroid lake was gorgeous…crowded, yes. Next day up tenderfoot pass and polaris to frazier lake. Fall colors at its max!!!! Red hills and stunning views. Next stop was glacier lake. Total dreamland. Got goat visitors in the morning so had to abandon the camp for a bit. Smoke rolled in as we left for mirror lake. Got news for thunderstorms rolling in so prepared to exit early and stayed in horseshoe lake one night after eagle cap climb same day with haze all around. Stayed in enterprise for 2 nights for the thunderstorms to pass. Glad we did as there was major lightening. Next day day hiked up to ice lake and also did matterhorn ( my partner only). Stayed up all day and hiked back in dark. Total eye candy and not to be missed. Love love my trip. Will go back to some special places here again. Oh watch out for insane amount of dusty trail and horse poop mounds.
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    tarakhowe 9 months, 1 week ago
    Echo Lake via Hurricane Creek Trail 1807 and Billy Jones Trail 1824
    Incredibly beautiful all the way along and so worth the effort to get up to Echo Lake.
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    sz4x21 10 months, 1 week ago
    Sacajawea Peak 2021
    Left the trailhead around 2am. We summited around 9. Glad we left early as the sun really baked us once up. No shade pretty much the final 2000 feet. Loved the hike. Unfortunately, smoke from fires obscured the views. No plans to do again as this peak was pretty challenging. Especially after a 5 hour drive from Portland. Would recommend bagging this peak.
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    Katie Van Fleet 10 months, 2 weeks ago
    Wallowas
    Not as hard as I thought it was going to be. Beautiful lakes!
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    webbersco 1 year ago
    Drew’s birthday hike
    Nice meadow to walk through. The walk along the river is incredible. We didn’t make it to the lake because of snow on the trail but had a great time.
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    bethanywart 1 year, 7 months ago
    Hurricane Creek Trail
    Excellent easy hike along alpine meadows, through forests, and aside creeks. Gorgeous fall colors and views of several snow-capped peaks. Will return and backpack in to better enjoy the area.
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    nap0000 1 year, 8 months ago
    EastMountain from Wallowa tram
    Great hike in the Wallowas. Took the tram to the top and then completed a pretty steep hike into the peaks. Beautiful vistas. Great overnight at the top of the tram for meditation. Cafe served good food.
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    co_gaucho 1 year, 9 months ago
    Track (8/12/20, 07:15:51)
    Hike from Frazier Lake to Two Pan trailhead. Great hike. Mirror Lake area is highly impacted and I would avoid staying there. Glacier lake is wonderful.
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    emilyforest3 1 year, 9 months ago
    Track (8/14/20, 9:50:00AM)
    Perfectly timed to see wildflowers everywhere! Could not believe they were just popping off in August. Douglas lake was a great spot to camp and less busy than Mirror lake below eagle cap. Would love to spend more days lake hopping and day hikes. Gorgeous!
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    orozcotbkk 1 year, 9 months ago
    Eagle Cap Wilderness... Tombsone and diamond lakes
    Amazing backcountry. Steep
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    missjmoy 1 year, 10 months ago
    Glacier Pass Loop
    Chose to do this clockwise from 6/1-6/4/20 because a possible storm was coming on Saturday, so wanted to get the passes over first, and as you’ll read, had other benefits. Weather ended up being perfect all weekend, however it had just snowed 2 ft above 6500ft on the east side, and added a bit of a challenge to get over the passes. Climb up the east fork wallowa River was beautiful, then hit slushy snow at the meadows. Camped at snowy Aneroid for a chilly first night. But the good weather pushed us on to tenderfoot pass and Polaris pass. Much of the trail was covered in snow, so downloading the map was key. We had shoe spikes and trekking poles, which is highly recommended for the passes, which were definitely a little sketchy for a non-technical/non-mountaineer. But the views were epic! Going down the west side of Polaris pass made us thankful for going the direction we choose, cause going up those switchbacks with no protection from the sun would have been soul challenging. Camped at Frazier lake under towering mountains. A group of 4 blazed the trail ahead of us, which made following their footsteps easier, however they veered off track just under the Glacier pass. Glacier lake was still frozen over. We found them on top to enjoy the breathtaking view together and found out they had no map. They also did this with no shoe spikes, so it’s do-able if you don’t want/have the spikes/crampons. We took them down to mocossin lake where they set up camp and we pushed on to lower and dryer ground. Set up camp on Horseshoe lake where we watched the full moon rise over the lake on our last night. We didn’t get much for stargazing due to the brightness of the moon, but I imagine it’s a great spot for it. The next morning we skipped down the west fork of the wallowa River, with breathtaking views of the mountains, ragging river and beautiful meadows. Overall, one of the best trips I’ve been on. Non-stop beauty!
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    Hidden Shores Area 2 years, 10 months ago
    Great views
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    Laura Treider 2 years, 10 months ago
    Hidden Lake via East Eagle Trail 1910
    Above Moon lake, mostly snowed in. Black bear mom and cub sighted near auto trailhead (4 July). East eagle creek flowing above knee level at crossing.
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    dadn8r 3 months, 2 weeks ago
    Douglas Lake
    ★ ★

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    dmcmenimen 7 months ago
    Glacier Pass Loop
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    robert 8 months, 2 weeks ago
    Ice Lake
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    qxu11 8 months, 2 weeks ago
    One night eagle cap lake basin
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    ralph.quinsey 9 months ago
    Ice Lake
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    Rob 9 months, 1 week ago
    Track (8/16/21, 8:43:26AM)
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    runoregon 9 months, 1 week ago
    Trail running bliss.
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    cusackr 9 months, 2 weeks ago
    Ice Lake 8/10 - 8/11/2021
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    christovear 10 months, 1 week ago
    Echo Lake with Ashton
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    christovear 10 months, 1 week ago
    West Fork Lostine
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    jmeghanspam 10 months, 1 week ago
    Track (7/9/21, 12:52:51)
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    Kingmountain483 10 months, 1 week ago
    Eagle Cap via East Fork Lostine Trail 1662
    ★ ★

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    dhoward 10 months, 2 weeks ago
    Aneroid Lake - July 2021
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    ttidcyber 10 months, 2 weeks ago
    Little Frazier Lake Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★

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    addieboden27 10 months, 2 weeks ago
    Polaris Pass via Polaris Trail 1831
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    schrekenspoof2 10 months, 2 weeks ago
    Hidden Lake via East Eagle Trail 1910
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    bryanwolfmd 10 months, 3 weeks ago
    Mirror Lake via East Fork Lostine Trail 1662
    ★

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    Tanner 10 months, 3 weeks ago
    Track (6/16/21, 8:18:21AM)
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    romina.klayman 11 months ago
    Track (6/26/21, 9:43:04AM)
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    marsd22r 11 months, 1 week ago
    Slippery rock
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    michael.hauty 11 months, 3 weeks ago
    Aneroid Lake via East Fork Trail 1804
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    k_kiemnec 1 year ago
    Echo Lake via Hurricane Creek Trail 1807 and Billy Jones Trail 1824
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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    medallionc 1 year, 1 month ago
    Mirror Lake via East Fork Lostine Trail 1662
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    austingillem7 1 year, 1 month ago
    Wallowas spring break day 3
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    austingillem7 1 year, 1 month ago
    Spring break wallowas day 1
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    tbreauxwkids 1 year, 3 months ago
    Swamp Lake via Bowman Trail 1651 and North Minam Trail
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    troyhill2020 1 year, 3 months ago
    Moss Springs Trailhead via Horse Ranch Trail 1908
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    Mike.jlash5 1 year, 4 months ago
    Zone E
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    ormtnbiker 1 year, 4 months ago
    Aneroid Lake via East Fork Trail 1804
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    christovear 1 year, 6 months ago
    Escaping the election
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    lmalbright23 1 year, 6 months ago
    Wallowa waterfall loop
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    aidancarc 1 year, 7 months ago
    Sacajawea Descent (10/17/20, 12:24:14PM)
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    fordfireman 1 year, 7 months ago
    Tenderfoot trail
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    kirsten.myers2 1 year, 8 months ago
    Track (9/1/20, 5:48:43PM)
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    kirsten.myers2 1 year, 8 months ago
    Track (9/1/20, 5:48:43PM)
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    abemillersca 1 year, 8 months ago
    Glacier Pass Loop
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    christovear 1 year, 9 months ago
    Lookingglass Lake
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    harrizone 1 year, 9 months ago
    Track (8/15/20, 09:37:33)
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    BcCondor 1 year, 9 months ago
    Matterhorn
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    Bmhildebrandt 1 year, 9 months ago
    Glacier Pass Loop
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    j.capper2 1 year, 9 months ago
    Wallowa Last Stretch
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    briandurr7251 1 year, 10 months ago
    Bonney Lakes
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    heatherwalters80 1 year, 10 months ago
    Horseshoe Lake via West Fork Trail 1820
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    missjmoy 1 year, 10 months ago
    Horseshoe lake to trailhead along west fk. Wallowa River
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    missjmoy 1 year, 10 months ago
    EAst fork to anaroid lake
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    missjmoy 1 year, 10 months ago
    Aneroid lake to Frazier lake
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    missjmoy 1 year, 10 months ago
    Frazier lake to Horseshoe lake via glacier pass
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    Teresa 1 year, 10 months ago
    South fk imnaha
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    Kamran 1 year, 10 months ago
    Glacier Pass Loop
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    Jessie 2 years, 1 month ago
    Wallowa Lake Loop
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    Jon Fairman 2 years, 7 months ago
    Mirror Lake to Two Pan Trailhead Track
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    pbrand 2 years, 8 months ago
    Wallowa Mt. Loop
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    johndh7 2 years, 8 months ago
    Wallowa #1
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    irizarryjt 2 years, 8 months ago
    Matterhorn via Ice Lake Trail 1808
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    pmcd 2 years, 8 months ago
    Mt. Howard hike
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    dlb17430 2 years, 8 months ago
    Eagle Cap
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    johndh7 2 years, 9 months ago
    East Eagle Cap Loop
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    rachelmorgan724 2 years, 9 months ago
    Eagle Cap via West Fork Trail 1820 and East Eagle Trail 1910
    ★ ★ ★

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    Amy 2 years, 9 months ago
    Glacier Pass Loop via West Fork Trail 1820
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    jnewbs90 2 years, 9 months ago
    Hurricane Creek Trail 1807
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    dapham21 2 years, 10 months ago
    Wallowa Lake Loop
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    jessgonz 2 years, 10 months ago
    Track back
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    Adam 2 years, 10 months ago
    Hurricane Creek Trail 1807
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    p.vermilya 2 years, 11 months ago
    Aneroid Lake via East Fork Trail 1804
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    Joshua 2 years, 11 months ago
    Almost to ice lake
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    Mark 2 years, 12 months ago
    Alps of Oregon: Matterhorn, Sacajawea peak, peak 9776 link up
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