Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Bullet Car Trail–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 5 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,384 ft · 7 hr 4 min

Bullet Car Trail–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 5 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 3,384 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,431 – 3,186 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.54932, -122.09194
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA

Directions

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Bullet Car Trail–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 5 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,384 ft · 7 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,429–3,186 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: 45.54932, -122.09194

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 57°F / low 44° · precip 30% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading SE.
  3. 2.2 miBear right onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading S.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right onto The Way, heading NW.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right onto Bullet Car Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Viewpoint, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miReach Franklin Ridge Trail #427, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bullet Car Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Loop Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.3 miSharp left onto She Devil, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Way, heading E.
  16. 1.1 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading SE.
  17. 1.7 miTurn right onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading E.
  20. 2.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 57°F44°
Feels like44°Precip30%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 16% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 19% rain2 PM: 30% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 24% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sun 61°47° 48%
Mon 62°43° 24%
Tue 69°43°
Wed 74°49°
Thu 66°48°
Fri 63°43° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.4 mi in (~208 min). Leave by 3:55 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:09 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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