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Fall into the Wall–Commonwealth Basin Trail, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route reaches Fall into the Wall. It climbs 1,602 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,894 – 3,885 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42922, -121.42156
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA

Directions

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Fall into the Wall–Commonwealth Basin Trail, 3 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,602 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 2,895–3,886 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.42922, -121.42156

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 626 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Fall into the Wall.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Tral Access, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miReach Fall into the Wall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Tral Access, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  12. 2.3 miBear left onto Commonwealth Basin Trail, heading N.
  13. 200 ftSharp left onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 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.

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:37 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: West Summit Shuttle Stop stop 626 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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