Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington

Crofton Ridge

2.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 73 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailhead Trailhead: Crofton Ridge West Drive there

Trailhead: Crofton Ridge East the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to : The east end of Crofton Butte Trail #73 which crosses a southern portion of Mt. Adams Wilderness.

Parking area for 5 vehicles.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/?cid=STELPRDB5137394" name="undefined">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply within Mt Adams Wilderness.&nbsp;&nbsp;

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Trailhead: Crofton Ridge West the Forest Service's write-up

No Fee

Provides access to: The west end of Crofton Butte Trail #73 which traverses a southern portion of Mt. Adams Wilderness.

This trailhead has limited parking and a few pullouts.

Restrictions <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordpinchot/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5137394">Wilderness Regulations</a>&nbsp;apply within Mt. Adams Wilderness.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Other trails from the Trailhead: Crofton Ridge West

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.