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Courtney Viewpoint & Burdoin Overlook Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,722 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Courtney Viewpoint & Burdoin Overlook Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near White Salmon, WA. The route reaches Courtney Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 2,722 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi538 – 2,251 ft · steepest grade: 43%9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mad Dawg Trail 45.72934, -121.47894
Nearest town White Salmon, WA
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Courtney Viewpoint & Burdoin Overlook Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 2,722 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 537–2,250 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mad Dawg Trail · 45.72934, -121.47894

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 29% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mad Dawg Trail, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Jewett Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Burdoin Overlook Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 1.6 miTurn left onto Courtney Road, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftReach Courtney Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 300 ftTurn right onto Hospital Hill Connector Trail, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Burdoin Overlook Trail, heading S.
  16. 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 1 miTurn left onto Jewett Creek Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miSharp right onto Mad Dawg Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/courtney-viewpoint-burdoin-overlook-trail-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F52°
Precip29%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity56%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 16% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 29% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:40 PM
Sat 74°53° 22%
Sun 74°53° 25%
Mon 75°49°
Tue 80°51°
Wed 89°56°
Thu 84°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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