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The trail can be found around the far northeastern corner of Oregon which is the only vehicle-accessible vista that traverses the innermost section of North America’s deepest river gorge, the Hells Canyon. This 24-mile trail from Imnaha to Hat Point is not hard and also the highest elevation with this trip reaches 6,982 feet. It is also been considered to be one of Oregon’s hardest drives prior to the road was improved. There are several rest stops on the trail wherein one is on Hat Point Road’s viewpoints after which two campgrounds right before reaching the finish in the trial.

To access the beginning of this trail, take Highway 82 perfectly located at the within Joseph which is southeast of the capital of scotland – Enterprise. Continue to follow the paved Little Sheep Creek Road about the left going east. Go straight ahead for 30 miles onto Imnaha. Beginning with Imnaha, the path takes you towards the Hat Point Road also called the Grizzly Ridge Road or Forest Road 4240. While you move along this well-marked road, the drive continues onto Forest Road 4240 for one more 22.5 miles toward the Memaloose Forest Service station and landing strip. Now please take a right turn at Memaloose proceeding onto Spur 315. You’ll then approach the Hat Point car park for 1.5 miles more which marks the trail head.

The first 18 miles, on the single-lane gravel Hat Point Road, takes you to many turnouts with spectacular views as you approach the Imnaha River Canyon. At mile 18, the trail climbs to the peak of an mesa after which makes a 180-degree curve. The road follows the ridgetop to the final 6 miles across the Hells Canyon across the Snake River. This is where the elevation drops miles from the Hat Indicate the Snake River. On the region of Idaho, the Hells Canyon cruises down on the Snake River in the He Devil Peak from the Seven Devils Mountains that has an elevation of 9,393 feet onto an 8,000-feet drop.