140 Trail–Mitchell Point Trail, 5 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Wygant State Natural Area near Cook, WA. It climbs 3,322 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi112 – 1,539 ft · steepest grade: 26%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 45.69637, -121.66828
Nearest town Cook, WA
Directions
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140 Trail–Mitchell Point Trail, 5 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 3,322 ft · 6 hr 4 min
Elevation 111–1,538 ft
Out & Back · Wygant State Natural Area
Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail · 45.69637, -121.66828
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Wygant Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Mitchell Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Spaghetti Factory (116), heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto 140 Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Spaghetti Factory (116), heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto 140 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Wygant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spaghetti Factory (116), heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto 140 Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Spaghetti Factory (116), heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mitchell Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wygant Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
39% dirt17% paved44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Cabin Creek Falls & Viento West Bluff via Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Wygant Lower Viewpoint via Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 535 ft
- Wygant Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 787 ft
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