Green River Rearing Ponds & River Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Kanaskat-Palmer State Park near Kanaskat, WA. The route reaches Green River Rearing Ponds. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi719 – 824 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.31617, -121.90436
Nearest town Kanaskat, WA
Directions
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Green River Rearing Ponds & River Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 46 min
Elevation 718–824 ft
Out & Back · Kanaskat-Palmer State Park
Trailhead: 47.31617, -121.90436
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Green River Rearing Ponds.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Green River Rearing Ponds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 74°F53°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity52%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
83°62°
Wed
89°65°
Thu
88°60°
Fri
80°52°
Sat
80°52°
Sun
81°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.
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