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Green Mountain Legacy Lands Open Space–Green Mountain, 8 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 849 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Green Mountain Legacy Lands Open Space–Green Mountain, 8 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Green Mountain Open Space near Fern Prairie, WA. The route passes Green Mountain Open Space, Green Mountain Legacy Lands Open Space and Green Mountain. It climbs 849 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 761 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.64325, -122.43178
Nearest town Fern Prairie, WA
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Green Mountain Legacy Lands Open Space–Green Mountain, 8 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 849 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 225–760 ft

Out & Back · Green Mountain Open Space

Trailhead: 45.64325, -122.43178

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Green Mountain Open Space.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto West School District Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto School District Connector, heading N.
  5. 50 ftPass Green Mountain Legacy Lands Open Space.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto South Forest Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Central to South Connector Trail, heading W.
  8. 500 ftTurn left onto Central Forest Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto East Green Mountain Connector, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miBear right onto West Green Mountain Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftPass Green Mountain.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftReach Green Mountain Legacy Lands Open Space, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.2 miBear left onto East Green Mountain Connector, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Central Forest Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right onto Central to South Connector Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right onto South Forest Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto School District Connector, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West School District Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Central School District Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.1 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/green-mountain-legacy-lands-open-space-green-mountain-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:14 PM.

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