Logging Road–Loop Trail, 4 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,675 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Logging Road–Loop Trail, 4 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Saint Cloud, WA. It climbs 1,675 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Logging Road–Loop Trail, 4 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,675 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,465–2,832 ft
Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness
Trailhead: Monkey Business · 45.54695, -122.10397
Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 55°F / low 45° · precip 70% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start on Monkey Business, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Forest Road 1520, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto The Way, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Logging Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Monkey Business, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto She Devil, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Way, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1520, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Monkey Business, heading SE.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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