Green Mountain State Forest

GM-3 via Wildcat Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 1 min

GM-3 via Wildcat Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Green Mountain State Forest near Wildcat Lake, WA. It climbs 447 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 1,411 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildcat Trail 47.56953, -122.79225
Nearest town Wildcat Lake, WA

Directions

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GM-3 via Wildcat Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 995–1,409 ft

Out & Back · Green Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Wildcat Trail · 47.56953, -122.79225

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start on Wildcat Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 200 ftBear right onto GM-31, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto GM-3, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miReach GM-3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto GM-31, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftBear left onto Wildcat Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:43 PM

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