Green Valley Trail & Northway Trail is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Snoquera, WA. It climbs 3,793 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,885 – 6,785 ft · steepest grade: 32%13.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sand Flats Trailhead 46.96183, -121.48349
Nearest town Snoquera, WA
Directions
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Green Valley Trail & Northway Trail
13.3 mi · ▲ 3,793 ft · 6 hr 20 min
Elevation 3,884–6,783 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sand Flats Trailhead · 46.96183, -121.48349
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Northway Trail, heading NW.
- 3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Green Valley Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Northway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Northway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 4.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
22% dirt78% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:36 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~190 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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