Goat Peak & Pleasant Valley Lake Trail via American Ridge Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back near Goose Prairie, WA. The route reaches Goat Peak at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 3,319 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,314 – 6,434 ft · steepest grade: 40%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 46.95199, -121.30715
Nearest town Goose Prairie, WA
Directions
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Goat Peak & Pleasant Valley Lake Trail via American Ridge Trail
7 mi · ▲ 3,319 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 3,315–6,433 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 46.95199, -121.30715
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Pleasant Valley Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miBear left onto American Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Goat Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Pleasant Valley Lake Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F46°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity48%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:36 PM
Tue
78°56°
Wed
88°60°
Thu
92°58°
Fri
81°54°
Sat
79°50°
Sun
81°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~171 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pleasant Valley Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Pleasant Valley Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Pleasant Valley Barrier Free Trail & Pleasant Valley Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Pleasant Valley Loop 5.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Union Creek Falls–Pleasant Valley Loop, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Pleasant Valley Loop 7.1 mi · ▲ 171 ft
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