Dirtybox Peak & Mailbox Peak Old Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area near Ragnar, WA. The route reaches Dirtybox Peak at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 4,244 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi830 – 4,948 ft · steepest grade: 47%6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chapel Trail 47.46530, -121.67936
Nearest town Ragnar, WA
Directions
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Dirtybox Peak & Mailbox Peak Old Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 4,244 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 832–4,948 ft
Out & Back · Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: Chapel Trail · 47.46530, -121.67936
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
- Start on Chapel Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Big Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Grouse Basin Loop Path, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Grouse Ridge way, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mailbox Peak Old Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Mailbox Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Dirtybox Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Mailbox Peak Old Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Grouse Ridge way, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Grouse Basin Loop Path, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Big Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Chapel Trail, heading W.
- 150 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
69% dirt16% gravel5% rock10% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F53°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Wed
89°59°
Thu
89°63°
Fri
83°57°
Sat
80°56°
Sun
79°53°
Mon
81°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~161 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Chapel Trail Trailhead
- Small Loop Trail via Grouse Basin Loop Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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