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Old Copper Queen Road via Middle Fork Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,097 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Old Copper Queen Road via Middle Fork Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. It climbs 2,097 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,263 – 2,638 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dingford Creek Trail 47.51729, -121.45442
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
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Old Copper Queen Road via Middle Fork Trail

15.8 mi · ▲ 2,097 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,264–2,637 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dingford Creek Trail · 47.51729, -121.45442

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Middle Fork Tie #2 Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Middle Fork Tie #3 Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Middle Fork Trail, heading S.
  4. 5 miTurn left onto Goldmyer Hot Springs Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Middle Fork Trail, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Middle Fork Tie #4 Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Dutch Miller Gap Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miBear right onto Old Copper Queen Road, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Dutch Miller Gap Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.6 miReach Old Copper Queen Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.6 miBear right onto Old Copper Queen Road, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Dutch Miller Gap Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.9 miSharp left onto Middle Fork Tie #4 Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Middle Fork Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Goldmyer Hot Springs Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Fork Trail, heading E.
  17. 5 miBear right onto Middle Fork Tie #3 Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Fork Tie #2 Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-copper-queen-road-out-back

Trail surface

98% dirt2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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