Midnite Boulder–Zelda Boulders, 6 rocks is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Forks of the Sky State Park near Index, WA. The route passes Heybrook Ridge Park Beach, Midnite Boulder and Zelda Boulders before reaching Moai at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 2,250 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi486 – 1,749 ft · steepest grade: 50%6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.83077, -121.57510
Nearest town Index, WA
Directions
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Midnite Boulder–Zelda Boulders, 6 rocks
6.1 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 484–1,749 ft
Out & Back · Forks of the Sky State Park
Trailhead: 47.83077, -121.57510
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 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 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Heybrook Ridge Park Beach.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Zelda Boulders.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Moai.
- 100 ftReach Midnite Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Crescent Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Index Town Wall Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 14 min before dark.
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