Norse Peak Wilderness

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.

Elevation

0 mi4,341 – 5,755 ft · steepest grade: 21%11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dalles Ridge Trail 47.05112, -121.52362
Nearest town Snoquera, WA

Directions

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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dalles Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ranger Creek Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Dalles Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Noble Knob Trail, heading NE.
  6. 3.4 miTurn right onto Forest Road 7222-510, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miReach Dalles Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Noble Knob Trail, heading E.
  9. 3.4 miContinue straight onto Dalles Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right onto Ranger Creek Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Dalles Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% dirt12% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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