Grassy Knoll–Cold Spring, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,146 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Grassy Knoll–Cold Spring, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Saint Martins Hot Springs, WA. The route passes Cold Spring before reaching Grassy Knoll at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 2,146 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Grassy Knoll–Cold Spring, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,146 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Elevation 3,063–3,994 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cedar Creek Trailhead · 45.83219, -121.79523
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 43° · precip 44% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
- Start on Cedar Creek Trail (149A), heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Grassy Knoll Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miPass Cold Spring.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Grassy Knoll, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail (149A), heading SE.
- 0.8 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 0.2 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 10 min before dark.
More from Cedar Creek Trailhead Trailhead
- Cedar Creek Trail (149A) via Pacific Crest Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 978 ft
- Gobblers Knob & Cedar Creek Trail (149A) via Pacific Crest Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,496 ft
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