The Wart–Lower Town Wall, 3 cliffs is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Forks of the Sky State Park near Index, WA. The route passes Lower Town Wall before reaching The Wart at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,431 ft, with sections as steep as 54% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi489 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 54%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.83077, -121.57510
Nearest town Index, WA
Directions
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The Wart–Lower Town Wall, 3 cliffs
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 488–1,749 ft
Out & Back · Forks of the Sky State Park
Trailhead: 47.83077, -121.57510
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 67°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Index Town Wall Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Lower Town Wall.
- 150 ftReach The Wart, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 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
53% dirt12% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 67°F47°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue
74°60°
Wed
83°62°
Thu
85°58°
Fri
77°52°
Sat
75°51°
Sun
77°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 8:14 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM — 15 min before dark.
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