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French Cabin Creek Trail–Kachess Ridge Trail (#1315), 3 sights

15 mi · ▲ 4,676 ft · 7 hr 20 min

French Cabin Creek Trail–Kachess Ridge Trail (#1315), 3 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Kachess Resort, WA. It climbs 4,676 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,154 – 5,781 ft · steepest grade: 35%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kachess Ridge Trail 47.40990, -121.20868
Nearest town Kachess Resort, WA
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French Cabin Creek Trail–Kachess Ridge Trail (#1315), 3 sights

15 mi · ▲ 4,676 ft · 7 hr 20 min

Elevation 4,152–5,781 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kachess Ridge Trail · 47.40990, -121.20868

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kachess Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  2. 3.9 miTurn left onto Kachess Ridge Trail (#1315), heading S.
  3. 2.6 miContinue straight onto French Cabin Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 1 miReach Kachess Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Kachess Ridge Trail (#1315), heading NW.
  6. 2.6 miTurn right onto Kachess Ridge Trail, heading N.
  7. 3.9 miArrive 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/french-cabin-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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