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Mineral Creek Connector–No Name Basin Road, 4 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,071 ft · 6 hr 8 min

Mineral Creek Connector–No Name Basin Road, 4 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Kachess Resort, WA. It climbs 3,071 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 98/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,349 – 4,938 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kachess Ridge Trail 47.40990, -121.20868
Nearest town Kachess Resort, WA
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Mineral Creek Connector–No Name Basin Road, 4 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,071 ft · 6 hr 8 min

Elevation 2,348–4,937 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kachess Ridge Trail · 47.40990, -121.20868

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 63°F / low 40° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2.5 miTurn left onto Tumble Creek Road, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Tumble Creek Tie, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto No Name Basin Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Cooper Road, heading N.
  7. 2.4 miBear right onto Mineral Creek Connector, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miReach Tumble Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Cooper Road, heading NE.
  10. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto No Name Basin Road, heading SE.
  12. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Tumble Creek Tie, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Tumble Creek Road, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 2.4 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/mineral-creek-connector-out-back

Trail surface

94% gravel6% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 63°F40°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 71°51°
Wed 78°54°
Thu 80°52°
Fri 72°46°
Sat 71°42°
Sun 73°42°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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