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Manastash Ridge Trail #1323

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,817 ft · 6 hr 49 min

Manastash Ridge Trail #1323 is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 3,817 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,461 – 5,423 ft · steepest grade: 27%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.10268, -121.25942
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Manastash Ridge Trail #1323

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,817 ft · 6 hr 49 min

Elevation 3,460–5,422 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.10268, -121.25942

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Manastash Ridge Trail #1323, heading E.
  6. 3.9 miReach Manastash Ridge Trail #1323, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3.9 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 1.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/manastash-ridge-trail-1323-out-back-22-km-07d6

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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