Heybrook Mountain via Heybrook Lookout Road is a 4-mile out-and-back near Index, WA. The route reaches Heybrook Mountain at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,134 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi656 – 1,808 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.82324, -121.51802
Nearest town Index, WA
Directions
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Heybrook Mountain via Heybrook Lookout Road
4 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 658–1,808 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.82324, -121.51802
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Heybrook Lookout Road, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Heybrook Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.6 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
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F51°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
81°64°
Wed
87°66°
Thu
89°62°
Fri
83°59°
Sat
80°56°
Sun
79°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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