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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 Aug 3: Overcast, high 76°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:39 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

OvercastTemperature 76°F48°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 85°60°
Wed 90°63°
Thu 88°61°
Fri 81°54°
Sat 79°51°
Sun 82°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~261 min). Leave by 3:57 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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