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Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Indian Point–Gorton Creek Trail #408, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 3,289 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Indian Point–Gorton Creek Trail #408, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Stevenson, WA. The route reaches Indian Point at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 3,289 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 2,976 ft · steepest grade: 34%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Herman Creek Trailhead 45.68265, -121.84254
Nearest town Stevenson, WA
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Indian Point–Gorton Creek Trail #408, 4 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 3,289 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 209–2,974 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: Herman Creek Trailhead · 45.68265, -121.84254

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Herman Creek Trail #406, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Nick Eaton Trail #447, heading SE.
  4. 1.6 miBear left onto Ridge Cutoff Trail #437, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Indian Point Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miReach Indian Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gorton Creek Trail #408, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Ridge Cutoff Trail #437, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Nick Eaton Trail #447, heading SW.
  11. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Herman Creek Trail #406, heading N.
  12. 1.4 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/indian-point-out-back-79f7

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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