Guye Peak North–Guye Peak Middle, 5 summits is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Red Pond, Guye Peak North and Guye Peak Middle before reaching Guye Peak at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 2,159 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi2,966 – 5,151 ft · steepest grade: 48%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 47.42577, -121.41585
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Guye Peak North–Guye Peak Middle, 5 summits
4.6 mi · ▲ 2,159 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 2,967–5,150 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 47.42577, -121.41585
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 90 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Tral Access, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Red Pond.
- 100 ftBear right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Guye Peak Middle.
- 50 ftPass Guye Peak.
- 150 ftReach Guye Peak North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Tral Access, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 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.
Trail surface
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F45°
Precip2%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Tue
79°57°
Wed
84°60°
Thu
83°56°
Fri
74°50°
Sat
73°48°
Sun
74°47°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 90 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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