Mount Sawyer–Mount Sawyer Trail, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Skykomish, WA. The route reaches Mount Sawyer at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,355 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,311 – 5,499 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tonga Ridge Trailhead 47.67873, -121.26473
Nearest town Skykomish, WA
Directions
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Mount Sawyer–Mount Sawyer Trail, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 4,310–5,499 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tonga Ridge Trailhead · 47.67873, -121.26473
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:38 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tonga Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Mount Sawyer Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Mount Sawyer, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tonga Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 71°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:38 PM
Wed
77°55°
Thu
81°53°
Fri
73°48°
Sat
70°46°
Sun
69°42°
Mon
74°44°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tonga Ridge Trailhead Trailhead
- Tonga Ridge Viewpoint & Tonga Ridge Trail 1.7 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Fisher Lake–Fisher Lake Trail, 3 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,562 ft
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