Northway Peak–Northway Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Snoquera, WA. The route reaches Northway Peak at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 3,175 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi3,885 – 6,736 ft · steepest grade: 30%10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sand Flats Trailhead 46.96183, -121.48349
Nearest town Snoquera, WA
Directions
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Northway Peak–Northway Loop Trail, 3 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 3,175 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 3,884–6,736 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sand Flats Trailhead · 46.96183, -121.48349
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Northway Trail, heading NW.
- 3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Northway Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftReach Northway Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Northway Trail, heading N.
- 3.9 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
27% dirt73% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~215 min). Leave by 3:14 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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