Gobblers Knob & Cedar Creek Trail (149A) via Pacific Crest Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,496 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Gobblers Knob & Cedar Creek Trail (149A) via Pacific Crest Trail is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Saint Martins Hot Springs, WA. The route reaches Gobblers Knob at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 2,496 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Gobblers Knob & Cedar Creek Trail (149A) via Pacific Crest Trail
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,496 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 2,233–3,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cedar Creek Trailhead · 45.83219, -121.79523
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 43° · precip 44% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start on Cedar Creek Trail (149A), heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 4.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miReach Gobblers Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.3 miSharp right onto Cedar Creek Trail (149A), heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 10 min before dark.
More from Cedar Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- Cedar Creek Trail (149A) via Pacific Crest Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 978 ft
- Grassy Knoll–Cold Spring, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,146 ft
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