Mill Creek and Twin Pillars
Twin Pillars
- Easy (to Ford #4)
- 2.6 miles round trip
- 150 feet elevation gain
- Open mid-April to early December
- Use: hikers, horses
- Moderate (to Belknap Trail)
- 5.8 miles round trip
- 340 feet elevation gain
- Difficult (to Twin Pillars)
- 11.6 miles round trip
- 1900 feet elevation gain
- Open mid-May to mid-November
Little more than an hour’s drive from Bend, the Mill Creek Wilderness is an uncrowded retreat. For an easy walk, hike up Mill Creek to a meadow. For a longer trip, climb to a viewpoint beside Twin Pillars, a pair of 200-foot volcanic plugs. Almost the entire route is through burned woods recovering from a 2000 fire.
Start by driving Highway 26 …
At the parking lot ignore …
If you’re headed for Twin Pillars, …
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This chapter taken from the book 100 Hikes/Travel Guide: Eastern Oregon.