Table Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Table Mountain Viewpoint–Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, 5 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 3,691 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Table Mountain Viewpoint–Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, 5 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Table Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area near Moffetts Hot Springs, WA. The route reaches Table Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 3,691 ft, with sections as steep as 53% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Table Mountain Viewpoint–Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, 5 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 3,691 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 89–3,394 ft
Out & Back · Table Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: 45.65504, -121.96119
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 58% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Carpenter Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Aldrich Butte Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Heartbreak Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Table Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Table Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Heartbreak Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Aldrich Butte Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Carpenter Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftArrive 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 3.5 mi in (~180 min). Leave by 4:22 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail & Carpenter Meadow Trail via Pacific Crest Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft
- Aldrich Butte Cutoff Trail–Aldrich Butte Trail, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
- Greenleaf Slough & Carpenter Meadow Trail via Aldrich Butte Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
- Cedar Falls–Aldrich-PCT Bypass Trail, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,414 ft
- Table Mountain–West Table Mountain Viewpoint, 8 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 3,717 ft
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