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Wild Sky Wilderness

Evergreen Lookout Trail & National Forest Development Road 6530 via Forest Road 6530

12.7 mi · ▲ 5,212 ft · 6 hr 50 min

Evergreen Lookout Trail & National Forest Development Road 6530 via Forest Road 6530 is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Skykomish, WA. It climbs 5,212 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,417 – 5,565 ft · steepest grade: 43%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 6530 47.80494, -121.28288
Nearest town Skykomish, WA
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Evergreen Lookout Trail & National Forest Development Road 6530 via Forest Road 6530

12.7 mi · ▲ 5,212 ft · 6 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,418–5,564 ft

Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 6530 · 47.80494, -121.28288

Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 82°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start on Forest Road 6530, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 5.5 miReach National Forest Development Road 6530, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 6.3 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/evergreen-lookout-trail-national-forest-development-road-6530-out-back

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F57°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV5Humidity40%
Rained 0.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Mon 78°55°
Tue 63°48°
Wed 66°48°
Thu 61°49° 54%
Fri 54°44° 69%
Sat 60°46° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~239 min). Leave by 2:50 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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