Mowich Butte & Sedum Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
12 mi · ▲ 3,027 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Mowich Butte & Sedum Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Moffetts Hot Springs, WA. The route reaches Mowich Butte at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 3,027 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mowich Butte & Sedum Ridge Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
12 mi · ▲ 3,027 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Elevation 957–3,508 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: Sedum Ridge Trail · 45.75156, -121.99847
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 51% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start on Sedum Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 4.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Mowich Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Mountain Road, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Sedum Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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