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Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.7
- Miles from city center: 42
Waypoints
MBT001
Location: 47.4123420715332, -121.590339660645
McClellan Butte trailhead
MBT002
Location: 47.4077835083008, -121.59130859375
Turn R onto Iron Horse Trail, an abandoned RR grade open to hiking and mountain biking
MBT003
Location: 47.409610748291, -121.591407775879
Camping platforms
MBT004
Location: 47.4119606018066, -121.595970153809
Turn L onto McClellan Butte trail near Alice Creek
MBT006
Location: 47.4063568115234, -121.616012573242
Trail washout; start of scenic traverse beneath cliffs
MBT007
Location: 47.4002494812012, -121.628433227539
Hairpin turn; head NE up dramatic, sparsely forested mountainside
MBT008
Location: 47.4015998840332, -121.627655029297
Short downhill section leads to a seasonal tarn
MBT009
Location: 47.4047813415527, -121.62508392334
Climb rocky, exposed ridgeline to the pyramid-shaped summit
MBT010
Location: 47.406925201416, -121.622108459473
McClellan butte (5,162 ft.); outstanding views of neighboring Mts.Kent and Gardner to S
MBT005
Location: 47.4091529846191, -121.606094360352
Sharp string of switchbacks ahead