Dalles Ridge Trail & Forest Road 7222-510 via Ranger Creek Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,371 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Dalles Ridge Trail & Forest Road 7222-510 via Ranger Creek Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Snoquera, WA. It climbs 2,371 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dalles Ridge Trail & Forest Road 7222-510 via Ranger Creek Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,371 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Elevation 4,340–5,755 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Dalles Ridge Trail · 47.05112, -121.52362
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 60°F / low 36° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dalles Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ranger Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dalles Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Noble Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Forest Road 7222-510, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Dalles Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Noble Knob Trail, heading E.
- 3.4 miContinue straight onto Dalles Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Ranger Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dalles Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:13 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Dalles Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Noble Knob & Dalles Ridge Trail via Ranger Creek Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 952 ft
- Lost Lake & Dalles Ridge Trail via Ranger Creek Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 2,319 ft
- Ranger Creek Viewpoint–Dalles Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 3,453 ft
- Buck Creek Trail–Dalles Ridge Trail, 3 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 3,153 ft
- Noble Knob Viewpoint–Dalles Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 3,558 ft
- Mutton Mountain–Dalles Ridge Trail, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 3,814 ft
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