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Northway Peak–Green Valley Trail, 4 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Snoquera, WA. The route reaches Northway Peak at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 2,627 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,387 – 6,785 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gold Hill Road East 46.93608, -121.47416
Nearest town Snoquera, WA

Directions

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Northway Peak–Green Valley Trail, 4 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 2,627 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 4,385–6,783 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Gold Hill Road East · 46.93608, -121.47416

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 68°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Gold Hill Road East, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kelley's Gap Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right onto Green Valley Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Northway Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach Northway Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Green Valley Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left onto Kelley's Gap Road, heading E.
  11. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 500 ftTurn left onto Gold Hill Road East, heading E.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 68°F41°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 74°51°
Wed 82°58°
Thu 85°56°
Fri 76°51°
Sat 73°47°
Sun 74°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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