Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars & Cascade Junction to Wilkeson is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Buckley, WA. The route reaches Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 687 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi492 – 814 ft15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Foothills Trail 47.16000, -122.03303
Nearest town Buckley, WA
Directions
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Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars & Cascade Junction to Wilkeson
14.6 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 493–814 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Foothills Trail · 47.16000, -122.03303
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Foothills Trail, heading SW.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Cascade Junction to Wilkeson, heading S.
- 3.8 miPass Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Wilkeson-Carbonado Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cascade Junction to Wilkeson, heading NW.
- 3.9 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading E.
- 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt45% paved1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F53°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 5:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Wed
90°59°
Thu
90°60°
Fri
83°55°
Sat
82°55°
Sun
80°52°
Mon
82°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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