Table Mountain–North Table Mountain Viewpoint, 5 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 3,271 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Table Mountain–North Table Mountain Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Yacolt Burn State Forest near Moffetts Hot Springs, WA. The route passes Rock Creek Pass and North Table Mountain Viewpoint before reaching Table Mountain at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 3,271 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Table Mountain–North Table Mountain Viewpoint, 5 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 3,271 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Elevation 2,356–3,466 ft
Out & Back · Yacolt Burn State Forest
Trailhead: CG-2090 Road · 45.74915, -122.04318
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 46° · precip 51% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Rock Creek Pass.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto CG-1500 Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 3.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto North Table Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass North Table Mountain Viewpoint.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Table Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Table Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Table Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto CG-1500 Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 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 1.0 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from CG-2090 Road Trailhead
- Three Corner Rock–Rock Creek Pass, 3 summits 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft
- Three Corner Rock–Rock Creek Pass, 3 summits 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,687 ft
- Rock Creek Pass–CG-2070 Road, 4 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,069 ft
- Mowich Butte & Rock Creek Pass via Pacific Crest Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 3,315 ft
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