Forest Road 63 & North Fork Skykomish Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Monte Cristo, WA. It climbs 1,739 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,860 – 3,324 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blanca Lake Trailhead 47.91528, -121.31249
Nearest town Monte Cristo, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Forest Road 63 & North Fork Skykomish Trail
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,739 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,861–3,323 ft
Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness
Trailhead: Blanca Lake Trailhead · 47.91528, -121.31249
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blanca Lake Trailhead Road, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 63, heading E.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto West Cady Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto North Fork Skykomish Trail, heading NE.
- 2.8 miReach Forest Road 63, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto West Cady Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto North Fork Skykomish Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Blanca Lake Trailhead Road, heading W.
- 50 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
90% dirt10% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F47°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue
82°59°
Wed
86°63°
Thu
87°61°
Fri
80°54°
Sat
78°51°
Sun
82°53°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Forest Road 63 4.8 mi · ▲ 798 ft
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