Aldrich Butte–Greenleaf Pond, 7 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Fort Rains, WA. The route passes Gillette Lake and Greenleaf Pond before reaching Aldrich Butte at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 2,065 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi105 – 1,116 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tamanous Trail #27 45.64999, -121.93377
Nearest town Fort Rains, WA
Directions
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Aldrich Butte–Greenleaf Pond, 7 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 2,065 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 105–1,116 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Tamanous Trail #27 · 45.64999, -121.93377
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 56% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tamanous Trail #27, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miPass Gillette Lake.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Greenleaf Pond.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Two Chiefs Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Aldrich Butte Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Aldrich Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Two Chiefs Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 3.8 miTurn right onto Tamanous Trail #27, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
15% dirt85% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 69°F54°
Precip56%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat
70°54°
30%
Sun
75°55°
36%
Mon
74°53°
24%
Tue
82°55°
Wed
92°59°
Thu
82°64°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tamanous Trail #27 Trailhead
- Gillette Lake & Tamanous Trail #27 via Pacific Crest Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Kidney Lake–Gillette Lake, 5 lakes 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft
- Cedar Falls–Greenleaf Pond, 7 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,030 ft
- Greenleaf Pond–Gillette Lake, 7 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,338 ft
- Table Mountain–West Table Mountain Viewpoint, 7 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 3,994 ft
- Table Mountain Viewpoint–Greenleaf Pond, 8 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 4,358 ft
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