Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail & Carpenter Meadow Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
4 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail & Carpenter Meadow Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Moffetts Hot Springs, WA. It climbs 1,299 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi89 – 1,398 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.65504, -121.96119
Nearest town Moffetts Hot Springs, WA
Directions
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Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail & Carpenter Meadow Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
4 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 89–1,399 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.65504, -121.96119
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 58% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Carpenter Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Aldrich Butte Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Carpenter Meadow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Aldrich Butte Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Carpenter Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 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
8% dirt92% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 69°F54°
Precip58%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity62%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
70°54°
29%
Sun
74°55°
36%
Mon
74°53°
27%
Tue
81°55°
Wed
92°59°
Thu
82°64°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Aldrich Butte Cutoff Trail–Aldrich Butte Trail, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
- Greenleaf Slough & Carpenter Meadow Trail via Aldrich Butte Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
- Cedar Falls–Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,414 ft
- Table Mountain Viewpoint–Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, 5 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 3,691 ft
- Table Mountain–West Table Mountain Viewpoint, 8 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 3,717 ft
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