Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Grouse Basin Loop Path–Grouse Ridge way, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 57 min

Grouse Basin Loop Path–Grouse Ridge way, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area near Ragnar, WA. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 1,001 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mailbox Peak Trailhead 47.46713, -121.67269
Nearest town Ragnar, WA

Directions

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Grouse Basin Loop Path–Grouse Ridge way, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 57 min

Elevation 816–999 ft

Out & Back · Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: Mailbox Peak Trailhead · 47.46713, -121.67269

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grouse Ridge way, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Grouse Basin Loop Path, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Loop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Small Loop Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miReach Grouse Ridge way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Big Loop Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Grouse Basin Loop Path, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 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

59% gravel5% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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