Middle Fork Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 2,071 ft · 3 hr
Middle Fork Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 2,071 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Middle Fork Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 2,071 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 3,991–5,905 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Middle Fork Trail · 47.05762, -121.32908
Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 73°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Middle Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 3 miReach Middle Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 4:44 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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