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Mitchell Point Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural Area near Hood View Tracts, WA. It climbs 1,456 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi128 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 38%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Post Canyon Trailhead 45.69470, -121.60069
Nearest town Hood View Tracts, WA

Directions

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Mitchell Point Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 128–1,060 ft

Out & Back · Seneca Fouts Memorial State Natural Area

Trailhead: Post Canyon Trailhead · 45.69470, -121.60069

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 32% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading W.
  6. 250 ftReach Mitchell Point Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading W.
  9. 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 surface

93% dirt3% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 66°F53°
Precip32%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity59%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 13% rain9 AM: 22% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 26% rain4 PM: 30% rain5 PM: 32% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 20% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 70°52° 25%
Sun 74°52° 27%
Mon 73°48°
Tue 78°50°
Wed 87°55°
Thu 82°59°

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