Kettle Creek Trail & Pleasant Valley Lake Trail Loop via American Ridge Trail is a 15.5-mile loop near Goose Prairie, WA. It climbs 4,381 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,314 – 6,263 ft · steepest grade: 28%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 46.95199, -121.30715
Nearest town Goose Prairie, WA
Directions
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Kettle Creek Trail & Pleasant Valley Lake Trail Loop via American Ridge Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 4,381 ft · 7 hr 21 min
Elevation 3,315–6,262 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 46.95199, -121.30715
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto American Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 11 miSharp left onto Pleasant Valley Lake Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F46°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity48%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:36 PM
Tue
78°56°
Wed
88°60°
Thu
92°58°
Fri
81°54°
Sat
79°50°
Sun
81°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~168 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pleasant Valley Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Pleasant Valley Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Pleasant Valley Barrier Free Trail & Pleasant Valley Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Pleasant Valley Loop 5.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Union Creek Falls–Pleasant Valley Loop, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Goat Peak & Pleasant Valley Lake Trail via American Ridge Trail 7 mi · ▲ 3,319 ft
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