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
Getting there
Directions
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miPass Moulton Falls.
- 150 ftBear right onto East Fork of the Lewis River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass East Fork of the Lewis River Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Moulton Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sword Fern Way Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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
Weather
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.
More from this trailhead
- Sword Fern Way Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 950 ft
- Bells Mountain Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft
- Mr. Bojangles & Sword Fern Way Trail via Bells Mountain Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,937 ft
- Bells Mountain Trail 10 mi · ▲ 1,437 ft
- Bells Mountain Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,865 ft
- BG-3000 & Sword Fern Way Trail via Bells Mountain Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,658 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Alpine, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Alpine, Washington