Green Mountain State Forest
Green Mountain & Vista via Beaver Pond Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,448 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Green Mountain & Vista via Beaver Pond Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Green Mountain State Forest near Wildcat Lake, WA. The route passes Green Mountain before reaching Vista at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,448 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Green Mountain & Vista via Beaver Pond Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,448 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 942–1,686 ft
Out & Back · Green Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: GM-3 · 47.58219, -122.78621
Weather Jul 17: Fog, high 69°F / low 53° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:32 AM · sunset 9:04 PM
- Start on GM-3, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto GM-31, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Wildcat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading N.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Gold Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Vista Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Vista.
- 50 ftReach Green Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Gold Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Wildcat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto GM-31, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto GM-3, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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