Haystack Mountain
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,948 ft · 6 hr 24 min
Haystack Mountain is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Haystack Mountain at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 2,948 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,703 – 2,789 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80679, -121.78080
Nearest town Sultan, WA
Directions
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Haystack Mountain
14.8 mi · ▲ 2,948 ft · 6 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,703–2,788 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.80679, -121.78080
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Haystack Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.2 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
4% gravel96% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
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