Tree at Mitchell Point Overlook 01.jpg
Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0

100L Toilet Bowl–Mitchell Point Trail, 3 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Wygant State Natural Area near Cook, WA. It climbs 2,773 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 1,224 ft · steepest grade: 29%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail 45.69637, -121.66828
Nearest town Cook, WA

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

100L Toilet Bowl–Mitchell Point Trail, 3 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 2,773 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 111–1,223 ft

Out & Back · Wygant State Natural Area

Trailhead: Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail · 45.69637, -121.66828

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 78°F / low 53° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Wygant Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.4 miSharp right onto Seven Streams 100, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miBear left onto 100L Toilet Bowl, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftSharp right onto Donkey Boy, heading N.
  13. 350 ftBear right onto Thee Way (101), heading S.
  14. 150 ftReach Wygant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Donkey Boy, heading S.
  16. 400 ftSharp left onto 100L Toilet Bowl, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Seven Streams 100, heading S.
  18. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mitchell Point Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Historic Columbia River Highway, heading S.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wygant Trail, heading N.
  24. 1.4 miSharp right onto Wygant Viewpoint Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.5 miSharp left onto Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, heading SW.
  26. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

43% dirt21% paved36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F53°
Precip19%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity60%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°50° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 11% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 19% rain9 AM: 16% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:39 PM
Sun 72°58° 30%
Mon 75°51°
Tue 84°52°
Wed 91°55°
Thu 80°57°
Fri 77°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail Trailhead