Cold Spring–Alway Trail, 3 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,732 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Cold Spring–Alway Trail, 3 sights is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Saint Martins Hot Springs, WA. The route reaches Cold Spring. It climbs 2,732 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cold Spring–Alway Trail, 3 sights
12.3 mi · ▲ 2,732 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 2,748–3,890 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Alway Trail · 45.83334, -121.78017
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start on Alway Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Cold Spring.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Grassy Knoll Trail, heading SE.
- 3.5 miSharp left onto Forest Road 6800-511, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Forest Road 6800-530, heading NE.
- 1.3 miReach Cold Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 6800-511, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Grassy Knoll Trail, heading SW.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Alway Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 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 0.3 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM — 7 min before dark.
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