Cal Magnusson Trail–Goat Trail, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,557 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Cal Magnusson Trail–Goat Trail, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Pinnacle Peak Park near Boise, WA. It climbs 1,557 ft, with sections as steep as 63% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cal Magnusson Trail–Goat Trail, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,557 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 774–1,594 ft
Out & Back · Pinnacle Peak Park
Trailhead: Southeast 481st Street · 47.16975, -121.98734
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 75°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Southeast 481st Street, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Goat Trail (Unmaintained), heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Goat Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Unmaintained, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Goat Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Peak Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rainier Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Southeast 481st Street, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Southeast 481st Street, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Southeast 481st Street Trailhead
- Rainier Viewpoint–Peak Trail, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 965 ft
- Pinnacle Peak–Rainier Viewpoint, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 980 ft
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