Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Devil's Fork–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 3 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 3,892 ft · 6 hr 27 min

Devil's Fork–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 3 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 3,892 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,578 – 3,914 ft · steepest grade: 36%13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Larch Mountain Trail #441 45.52942, -122.08867
Nearest town Saint Cloud, WA

Directions

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Devil's Fork–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 3 sights

13.5 mi · ▲ 3,892 ft · 6 hr 27 min

Elevation 1,578–3,915 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: Larch Mountain Trail #441 · 45.52942, -122.08867

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading W.
  2. 3.6 miBear right onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 300 ftTurn left onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto S?Y Devil, heading W.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Primrose Path, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Devil's Cutoff, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto Devil's Fork, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miReach Larch Mountain Trail #441, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Devil's Cutoff, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Primrose Path, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto S?Y Devil, heading E.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading NE.
  18. 1.5 miTurn right onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading E.
  21. 3.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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