Elk Mountain Trail & Obstruction Point-Deer Park Trail
13 mi · ▲ 3,844 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Elk Mountain Trail & Obstruction Point-Deer Park Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back near King Hill, WA. It climbs 3,844 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Elk Mountain Trail & Obstruction Point-Deer Park Trail
13 mi · ▲ 3,844 ft · 6 hr 15 min
Elevation 4,895–6,626 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Obstruction Point-Deer Park Trail · 47.94984, -123.26487
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 59°F / low 36° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Obstruction Point-Deer Park Trail, heading SW.
- 5.3 miBear left onto Elk Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Badger Valley Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Obstruction Point-Deer Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Elk Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Obstruction Point-Deer Park Trail, heading NE.
- 5.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:23 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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