AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Haystack Mountain

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Haystack Mountain is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Reiter, WA. The route reaches Haystack Mountain at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,189 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,470 – 2,553 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.79814, -121.65517
Nearest town Reiter, WA
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Haystack Mountain

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,470–2,553 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.79814, -121.65517

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Haystack Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/haystack-mountain-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

27% gravel73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM

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