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150L The Boot–Borderline Trail Loop, 12 sights is a 14.5-mile loop in Wygant State Natural Area near Ericson View Tracts, WA. It climbs 4,068 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi128 – 2,438 ft · steepest grade: 33%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mitchell Point Trailhead 45.70288, -121.61875
Nearest town Ericson View Tracts, WA

Directions

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150L The Boot–Borderline Trail Loop, 12 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 4,068 ft · 6 hr 52 min

Elevation 128–2,438 ft

Loop · Wygant State Natural Area

Trailhead: Mitchell Point Trailhead · 45.70288, -121.61875

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 33% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mitchell Point Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.4 miSharp right onto Seven Streams 100, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left onto Cardiac Bypass, heading SE.
  4. 300 ftBear right onto Seven Streams 100, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Seven Streams 100, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto 106, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto 106, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks Loop, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto 150L The Boot, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading W.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lower El Dorado, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bad Motor Scooter (158), heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 100 ftBear left onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto A Side, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto A Side, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miSharp left onto Hybrid 140 Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miBear right onto FMX, heading SW.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right onto 3 Blind Mice, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto 150 2 Chair 2, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper El Dorado, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftSharp left onto Connector, heading S.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto 140 Trail, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 100 ftTurn right onto 130 Whipsnake, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miBear right onto Borderline Trail, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Borderline, heading SW.
  38. 0.1 miSharp right onto Borderline Trail, heading W.
  39. 50 ftSharp left onto Borderline, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 250 ftSharp left onto 130 Moto Trail, heading NE.
  42. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  43. 0.4 miContinue straight onto 130, heading NW.
  44. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  45. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  46. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  48. 100 ftTurn left onto Perham Creek Road, heading NE.
  49. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Wygant Trail, heading W.
  50. 2.1 miTurn right onto Chetwoot Loop Trail, heading W.
  51. 1.2 miSharp right onto Wygant Trail, heading S.
  52. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading E.
  53. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  54. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 71°F54°
Precip33%Wind11 mphUV5Humidity48%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 12% rain9 AM: 22% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 28% rain5 PM: 33% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 75°56° 26%
Sun 77°55° 27%
Mon 76°51°
Tue 81°53°
Wed 90°58°
Thu 85°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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