Monte Cristo–Monte Cristo Trail, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Monte Cristo, WA. The route reaches Monte Cristo at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 685 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi2,297 – 2,910 ft9.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Monte Cristo Trail 48.02599, -121.44378
Nearest town Monte Cristo, WA
Directions
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Monte Cristo–Monte Cristo Trail, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 2,296–2,910 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monte Cristo Trail · 48.02599, -121.44378
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 60°F / low 44° · precip 33% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monte Cristo Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Weeden Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Monte Cristo Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miPass Monte Cristo.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Glacier Basin Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dumas Street-Glacier Basin Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Monte Cristo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Glacier Basin Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Monte Cristo Trail, heading W.
- 3.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Weeden Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Monte Cristo Trail, heading NW.
- 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
83% gravel16% dirt1% boardwalk
Weather
RainTemperature 60°F44°
Precip33%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity81%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
61°47°
53%
Sun
64°48°
18%
Mon
64°46°
20%
Tue
75°48°
Wed
82°53°
Thu
70°54°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Monte Cristo Trail Trailhead
- Barlow Point–Barlow Pass, 3 summits 1.7 mi · ▲ 912 ft
- Monte Cristo Trail & Weeden Creek Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Foggy Lake & Weeden Creek Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 3,129 ft
- Monte Cristo Bypass–Monte Cristo Trail, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 620 ft
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