Length: 5.8 Miles round trip
Elevation Change: 800' Elevation gain
Season: Summer thru Fall
Difficulty: Moderate
Permit: NW Forest Pass Required
Features:
This hike begins off Forest Road #24
and follows the Pacific Crest Trail
#2000 as it heads south gently winding in and
out of lightly forested areas. At
about a half mile the trail begins to
climb more steeply and is surrounded
by dense forest.
At about a mile and a half you will
come to a junction for Trail #107.
Leave the PCT #2000 and continue on
Trail #107 as it climbs more steeply
up the north side of Sawtooth Mountain.
In a short distance you will come to
a switchback with a view of Mt Adams
and the surrounding terrain.
Continue climbing and in about another
half mile you will break out into the
open on a steep cliffy area of the
mountain. Because Sawtooth Mtn is so
steep, the trail never actually goes
to the top, but rather parallels the
ridge line as it travels south. You
are blessed with a great many wonderful
vistas along this portion of the hike.
You will see Mt St Helens to the west,
and Mt Adams to the northeast, and
Mt Hood peeking over the horizon to
the south.
Then the trail descends through a
couple of switchbacks and enters the
dense forest again. You will then
come to the junction of PCT #2000.
Take a sharp right onto the PCT and
head back north toward the trail head
where you began this hike.
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