2miles to where you cross an old abandoned road. At the marker look to your north/west and you will see an opening that has traces of an old road. Near the end of the curve, there is a marker on the left side. Continue in the same directions on the rugged trail /washed out road for another 1 mile, to a right curve. HIKE: Head north on the trail/old road for. Turn left on and cross a gate and follow this rough road for 9 miles to the trail head at a 5493 ft, The road makes a sharp right and there is parking on the left side. Turn right on KINGFISHER, follow it for 1.2 miles. From Klamath Falls follow Rt 140 for about 25 miles. ![]() Using my Honda CRV, i had to navigate around some sections of the road and detour around some nasty road sections. There are some moderate pot holes on this road. A low profile vehicle may or may not scrape on rocks on this rough road. DRIVING TO THE TRAIL HEAD: I you are using a higher 4x4 vehicle you will be fine. It seems rather hot in the summer, so i would suggest a fall hike when the main road is in better condition, its cooler, with more stable weather and fall flowers are abundant. ![]() ![]() There is no room for 4x4s or bikes as well as quads, This is a rough wilderness hiking trail. The trail is only suitable for hiking, The trail is rough from being under used. it also has a rather complicated approach to my idea of the trail head, located at the south east side of the mountain at 5500 ft. It is in a remote location 20 miles south of Beatty, OR. Yainex Butte is a difficult hike of 6.6 miles round trip with a 1700 ft elevation gain.
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