Deer Ridge Viewpoint–Deer Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Buckhorn Wilderness near King Hill, WA. The route passes Deer Ridge Viewpoint and Deer Ridge Viewpoint. It climbs 2,938 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,543 – 5,394 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Deer Park Trailhead 47.94901, -123.25839
Nearest town King Hill, WA
Directions
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Deer Ridge Viewpoint–Deer Ridge Trail, 3 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 2,938 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 2,541–5,394 ft
Out & Back · Buckhorn Wilderness
Trailhead: Deer Park Trailhead · 47.94901, -123.25839
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Three Forks Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Deer Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miPass Deer Ridge Viewpoint.
- 1 miPass Deer Ridge Viewpoint.
- 1.3 miReach Deer Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.4 miContinue straight onto Three Forks Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:48 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Deer Park Trailhead Trailhead
- Cameron Creek Trail & Three Forks Trail 9 mi · ▲ 3,290 ft
- Deer Ridge–Buckhorn Wilderness Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft
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