Gifford Pinchot National Forest · Washington

Gotchen Creek

2.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,100 ft of climbing · 3,588 ft–4,643 ft · native material surface · trail No. 40 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide

3,604 ft 4,626 ft · 2.8 mi high 4,642 ft

Trailheads Trailhead: Lower Gotchen Creek (FR 8020) 3,599 ft Drive there · Trailhead: Upper Gotchen Creek (FR 8040) 4,612 ft Drive there

Trailhead: Lower Gotchen Creek (FR 8020) the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to : Gotchen Creek Trail #40 from the south. Trail #40 provides access to Morrison Creek Trail #39 and Cold Spring Trails #72 to the north.

Primitive parking lot with limited parking. Up to 4 cars maximum.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Trailhead: Upper Gotchen Creek (FR 8040) the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Provides access to : Gotchen Creek Trail #40 from the north.

Primitive parking lot with limited parking. Up to 2 cars maximum.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.