Vforce & Cascade Junction to Wilkeson is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Wilkeson, WA. The route reaches Vforce at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 441 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi472 – 797 ft8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cascade Junction to Wilkeson 47.10850, -122.04923
Nearest town Wilkeson, WA
Directions
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Vforce & Cascade Junction to Wilkeson
8.2 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 472–796 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cascade Junction to Wilkeson · 47.10850, -122.04923
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 52° · precip 50% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cascade Junction to Wilkeson, heading NW.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Vforce, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cascade Junction to Wilkeson, heading S.
- 3.6 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
87% dirt13% paved
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 67°F52°
Precip50%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity49%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Sat
67°51°
40%
Sun
74°49°
21%
Mon
69°50°
17%
Tue
76°51°
Wed
85°57°
Thu
75°58°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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