MY-21–Sky View Vista Loop, 3 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,190 ft · 4 hr 44 min
MY-21–Sky View Vista Loop, 3 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Index, WA. It climbs 2,190 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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MY-21–Sky View Vista Loop, 3 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,190 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation 464–1,633 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.84170, -121.58854
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Sky View Vista Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Vista Climb, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto MY-21, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach MY-21, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Vista Climb, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Sky View Vista Loop, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:39 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:14 PM.
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- Sky View Vista Loop 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,049 ft
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