Highrocks Lookout
3.2 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Highrocks Lookout is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Woods Creek, WA. The route reaches Highrocks Lookout at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 331 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Highrocks Lookout
3.2 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,069–1,430 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.80235, -121.88746
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Highrocks Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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