Moulton Falls–East Fork of the Lewis River Trail, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Moulton, WA. The route reaches Moulton Falls. It climbs 809 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 1,053 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.83349, -122.38423
Nearest town Moulton, WA
Directions
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Moulton Falls–East Fork of the Lewis River Trail, 3 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 504–1,053 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: 45.83349, -122.38423
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 53% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto East Fork of the Lewis River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Moulton Falls.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Mr. Bojangles, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto East Fork of the Lewis River Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto East Fork of the Lewis River Trail, heading E.
- 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
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 67°F52°
Precip53%Wind0 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat
69°51°
21%
Sun
72°54°
21%
Mon
72°49°
16%
Tue
84°52°
Wed
91°61°
Thu
79°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Moulton Falls via Bells Mountain Trail 1.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Bells Mountain & Moulton Falls via Bells Mountain Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,593 ft
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