Clearwater Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 5,574 ft · 7 hr 59 min
Clearwater Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Clearwater Wilderness near Upper Mill, WA. It climbs 5,574 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Clearwater Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 5,574 ft · 7 hr 59 min
Elevation 2,095–4,863 ft
Out & Back · Clearwater Wilderness
Trailhead: 47.06963, -121.84705
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 57°F / low 37° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Clearwater Trail, heading SE.
- 7.7 miReach Clearwater Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 7.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 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 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 8:06 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM — 7 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Clearwater Trail Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 686 ft
- Summit Lake–Clearwater Wilderness Beach, 3 beaches 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,512 ft
- Summit Lake–Summit Lake Viewpoint, 4 beaches 5 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft
- Summit Lake Viewpoint–Summit Lake, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,744 ft
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