Cook Hill Trail

9 mi · ▲ 3,446 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Cook Hill Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Mill A, WA. It climbs 3,446 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,017 – 3,012 ft · steepest grade: 41%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.74324, -121.65209
Nearest town Mill A, WA

Directions

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Cook Hill Trail

9 mi · ▲ 3,446 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,018–3,011 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.74324, -121.65209

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1.8 miBear left onto Cook Hill Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 1.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 1.3 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

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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