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Squak Mountain State Park

East Ridge Trail & Phil's Creek Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,286 ft · 2 hr 17 min

East Ridge Trail & Phil's Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Squak Mountain State Park near High Valley, WA. It climbs 1,286 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 1,536 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.48416, -122.04559
Nearest town High Valley, WA
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East Ridge Trail & Phil's Creek Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,286 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 554–1,534 ft

Out & Back · Squak Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 47.48416, -122.04559

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Squak Mountain State Park stop 704 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Loop, heading NE.
  3. 1.4 miSharp right onto Phil's Connector, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Phil's Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto East Ridge Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miReach Phil's Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Phil's Creek Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Phil's Connector, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left onto Equestrian Loop, heading S.
  10. 1.4 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/east-ridge-trail-phils-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Squak Mountain State Park stop 704 m from the trailhead

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