Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Franklin Ridge Trail #427–Logging Road, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 3,243 ft · 6 hr 41 min

Franklin Ridge Trail #427–Logging Road, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 3,243 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,578 – 3,186 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Franklin Ridge Trail #427–Logging Road, 4 sights

15.2 mi · ▲ 3,243 ft · 6 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,578–3,186 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: 45.54932, -122.09194

Weather Sep 4: 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. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Smith Road (Abandoned), heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Palmer Mill Road, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miBear right onto Logging Road, heading W.
  14. 200 ftReach Franklin Ridge Trail #427, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right onto Palmer Mill Road, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left onto She Devil, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Smith Road (Abandoned), heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading NW.
  21. 0.6 miContinue straight onto The Way, heading NE.
  22. 1.1 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading E.
  23. 1.7 miTurn right onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Franklin Ridge Trail #427, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading E.
  26. 2.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.0 mi in (~199 min). Leave by 4:03 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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