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Meadow Creek Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 4,198 ft · 7 hr 18 min

Meadow Creek Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Skykomish, WA. It climbs 4,198 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 99/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,001 – 5,266 ft · steepest grade: 27%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadow Creek Trailhead 47.82730, -121.20838
Nearest town Skykomish, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Meadow Creek Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 4,198 ft · 7 hr 18 min

Elevation 2,001–5,265 ft

Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness

Trailhead: Meadow Creek Trailhead · 47.82730, -121.20838

Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 63°F / low 47° · precip 32% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Meadow Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 7.8 miReach Meadow Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 7.8 miArrive 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/meadow-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 63°F47°
Precip32%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity67%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 17% rain2 PM: 23% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 32% rain5 PM: 26% rain6 PM: 26% rain7 PM: 32% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 63°48° 49%
Sun 72°50° 38%
Mon 67°47° 15%
Tue 75°49°
Wed 84°53°
Thu 72°54° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~200 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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