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Moulton Falls–East Fork of the Lewis River Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Alpine, WA. The route passes Moulton Falls and East Fork of the Lewis River Viewpoint before reaching Moulton Falls at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 2,379 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi525 – 2,211 ft · steepest grade: 22%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.79691, -122.40225
Nearest town Alpine, WA

Directions

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Moulton Falls–East Fork of the Lewis River Viewpoint, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 2,379 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Elevation 527–2,211 ft

Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest

Trailhead: 45.79691, -122.40225

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 25% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1 miSharp left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.3 miPass Moulton Falls.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto East Fork of the Lewis River Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftPass East Fork of the Lewis River Viewpoint.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 450 ftReach Moulton Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miBear left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading W.
  20. 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading SE.
  22. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.6 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

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F49°
Precip25%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 8% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 11% rain2 PM: 19% rain3 PM: 25% rain4 PM: 17% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sun 66°51° 22%
Mon 66°45° 16%
Tue 74°47°
Wed 79°51°
Thu 71°51°
Fri 68°48° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:15 PM.

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