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Larch Mountain Road (Deprecated)–Mt. Defiance Road, 3 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 981 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Larch Mountain Road (Deprecated)–Mt. Defiance Road, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Cook, WA. It climbs 981 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,268 – 3,816 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mt. Defiance Road 45.65107, -121.69710
Nearest town Cook, WA
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Larch Mountain Road (Deprecated)–Mt. Defiance Road, 3 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 981 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 3,269–3,817 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mt. Defiance Road · 45.65107, -121.69710

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Warren Lake Trail #417A, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading SE.
  3. 2.2 miTurn left onto Dead Point Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Larch Mountain Road (Deprecated), heading NE.
  5. 250 ftReach Warren Lake Trail #417A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Dead Point Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto Mt. Defiance Road, heading NW.
  8. 2.2 miBear right onto Warren Lake Trail #417A, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/larch-mountain-road-deprecated-mt-defiance-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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