Green Mountain State Forest
Green Mountain & Vista via Beaver Pond Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,280 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Green Mountain & Vista via Beaver Pond Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Green Mountain State Forest near Wildcat Lake, WA. The route passes Green Mountain before reaching Vista at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,280 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Green Mountain & Vista via Beaver Pond Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,280 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 942–1,686 ft
Out & Back · Green Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: GM-31 · 47.57997, -122.79256
Weather Jul 17: Fog, high 69°F / low 53° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:32 AM · sunset 9:04 PM
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- Start on GM-31, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Wildcat Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading N.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Gold Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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