Cape Horn Viewpoint & Cape Horn Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Cape Horn Viewpoint & Cape Horn Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Prindle, WA. The route reaches Cape Horn Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 776 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cape Horn Viewpoint & Cape Horn Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 486–1,279 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cape Horn Trailhead · 45.58933, -122.17852
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 58% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Transit-accessible: Salmon Falls Park & Ride stop 14 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cape Horn Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Cape Horn Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Salmon Falls Park & Ride stop 14 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cape Horn Trailhead Trailhead
- Cape Horn Viewpoint & Cape Horn Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 777 ft
- Pioneer Point & Cape Horn Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 755 ft
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