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Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Dirty Harry's Balcony–Ira Spring Connector, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 926 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Dirty Harry's Balcony–Ira Spring Connector, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area near Garcia, WA. The route reaches Dirty Harry's Balcony at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 926 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,152 – 2,730 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ira Spring Trailhead 47.42471, -121.58337
Nearest town Garcia, WA
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Dirty Harry's Balcony–Ira Spring Connector, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 926 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 2,152–2,729 ft

Out & Back · Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: Ira Spring Trailhead · 47.42471, -121.58337

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ira Spring Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Putrid Pete's Peak Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ira Spring Connector, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miSharp left onto Dirty Harry's Balcony Trail, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftReach Dirty Harry's Balcony, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 300 ftSharp right onto Ira Spring Connector, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Putrid Pete's Peak Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ira Spring Trail, heading E.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dirty-harrys-balcony-out-back-6-km-43b6

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 68°F48°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity53%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 80°58°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 85°58°
Fri 78°52°
Sat 75°51°
Sun 74°48°

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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