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Cascade Junction to Wilkeson

12.4 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Cascade Junction to Wilkeson is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Burnett, WA. It climbs 661 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 817 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foothills Trail 47.14643, -122.04763
Nearest town Burnett, WA
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Directions

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Cascade Junction to Wilkeson

12.4 mi · ▲ 661 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 491–818 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Foothills Trail · 47.14643, -122.04763

Weather Jul 18: Overcast, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:31 AM · sunset 8:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Foothills Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.4 miTurn left onto Cascade Junction to Wilkeson, heading S.
  3. 3.9 miContinue straight onto Wilkeson-Carbonado Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cascade Junction to Wilkeson, heading NW.
  6. 3.9 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail, heading NE.
  7. 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cascade-junction-to-wilkeson-out-back-24-km-c057

Trail surface

63% dirt36% paved1% unspecified

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F53°
Precip1%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:59 PM
Sun 81°52°
Mon 88°58°
Tue 94°66°
Wed 89°67°
Thu 89°62°
Fri 76°53°

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