Stegosaurus Butte Viewpoint via Middle Fork Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 2,033 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Stegosaurus Butte Viewpoint via Middle Fork Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route reaches Stegosaurus Butte Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 2,033 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly boardwalk. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Stegosaurus Butte Viewpoint via Middle Fork Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 2,033 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,029–2,019 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Dingford Creek Trail · 47.51729, -121.45442
Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Middle Fork Tie #2 Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 5 miBear left onto Pratt River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Stegosaurus Butte Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Stegosaurus Butte Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Pratt River Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Middle Fork Trail, heading E.
- 5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Middle Fork Tie #2 Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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