Clearwater Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 742 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Clearwater Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Clearwater Wilderness near Upper Mill, WA. It climbs 742 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Clearwater Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 742 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 4,154–4,871 ft
Out & Back · Clearwater Wilderness
Trailhead: 47.07532, -121.84902
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 58°F / low 38° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Clearwater Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Clearwater Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 682 ft
- Clearwater Trail Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 659 ft
- Clearwater Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 2,025 ft
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