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.
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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
- Start on Mitchell Point Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Seven Streams 100, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Cardiac Bypass, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Seven Streams 100, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Seven Streams 100, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 106, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 106, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto 150L The Boot, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lower 8 Track (150), heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lower El Dorado, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bad Motor Scooter (158), heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto A Side, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper 8 Track (150), heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto A Side, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Hybrid 140 Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto FMX, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto 3 Blind Mice, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto 150 2 Chair 2, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper El Dorado, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Connector, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto 140 Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto 130 Whipsnake, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Borderline Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Borderline, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Borderline Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Borderline, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto 130 Moto Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto 130, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Perham Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Wygant Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Chetwoot Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Wygant Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mitchell Point Trailhead Trailhead
- Mitchell Point & Mitchell Point Trail 1.7 mi · ▲ 1,106 ft
- Wygant Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Wygant Lower Viewpoint & Wygant Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 617 ft
- Chetwoot Loop Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,148 ft
- Kleeway Trail (101) & Mitchell Point Trail via Seven Streams 100 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,671 ft
- 100L Toilet Bowl & Mitchell Point Trail via Seven Streams 100 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft
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