Franklin Ridge Trail #427–Larch Mountain Trail #441, 3 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 4,059 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Franklin Ridge Trail #427–Larch Mountain Trail #441, 3 sights is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 4,059 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Franklin Ridge Trail #427–Larch Mountain Trail #441, 3 sights
13.2 mi · ▲ 4,059 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,578–3,915 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Larch Mountain Trail #441 · 45.52942, -122.08867
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading W.
- 3.6 miBear right onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto S?Y Devil, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Primrose Path, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Angels Rest Trail #415, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Larch Mountain Trail #441, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Primrose Path, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto S?Y Devil, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Devils Rest Trail #420C, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading E.
- 3.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Larch Mountain Trail #441 Trailhead
- Larch Mountain Trail #441 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,123 ft
- Devils Rest Trail #420C Viewpoint–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 3 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 3,404 ft
- Devils Rest–Devils Rest Trail #420C, 4 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,501 ft
- Devil's Fork–Franklin Ridge Trail #427, 3 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 3,892 ft
- Fairy Falls–Devils Rest Trail #420C, 5 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 4,200 ft
- Multnomah Falls–Top of the Falls Trail #441A Viewpoint, 4 sights 15 mi · ▲ 4,815 ft
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