North Fork Union Creek Falls–Pleasant Valley Loop, 3 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Goose Prairie, WA. The route reaches North Fork Union Creek Falls at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 1,077 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3,278 – 4,006 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pleasant Valley Loop 46.96457, -121.26779
Nearest town Goose Prairie, WA
Directions
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North Fork Union Creek Falls–Pleasant Valley Loop, 3 sights
14 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 3,277–4,005 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Pleasant Valley Loop · 46.96457, -121.26779
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pleasant Valley Loop, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.9 miSharp right onto Union Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miReach North Fork Union Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading S.
- 5.2 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
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F47°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:36 PM
Tue
79°57°
Wed
88°61°
Thu
93°59°
Fri
82°55°
Sat
79°51°
Sun
81°50°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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