Green Mountain–Vista, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Green Mountain–Vista, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Green Mountain State Forest near Crosby, WA. The route passes Green Mountain before reaching Vista at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,021 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Green Mountain–Vista, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 671–1,676 ft
Out & Back · Green Mountain State Forest
Trailhead: GM-84 · 47.55196, -122.82695
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 73°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gold Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gold Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Gold Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Vista Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Green Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Vista.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Gold Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Beaver Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gold Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gold Creek Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from GM-84 Trailhead
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- GM-6 3.8 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- M-1720 & Tin Mine Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 811 ft
- GM-7 & Gold Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 427 ft
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