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Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Grouse Basin Loop Path–Grouse Ridge way Loop, 5 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 3,131 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Grouse Basin Loop Path–Grouse Ridge way Loop, 5 sights is a 7.8-mile loop in Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area near Ragnar, WA. It climbs 3,131 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 3,872 ft · steepest grade: 47%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.46657, -121.68168
Nearest town Ragnar, WA
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Grouse Basin Loop Path–Grouse Ridge way Loop, 5 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 3,131 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 816–3,872 ft

Loop · Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

Trailhead: 47.46657, -121.68168

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Small Loop Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Loop Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Grouse Basin Loop Path, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Grouse Ridge way, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mailbox Peak Old Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.5 miSharp left onto Mailbox Peak Trail, heading N.
  9. 4.3 miSharp right onto Grouse Ridge way, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grouse Basin Loop Path, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Loop Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Small Loop Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dirtybox-peak-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

79% dirt12% gravel1% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:43 PM

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