Pilchuck River Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,566 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Pilchuck River Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Pilchuck, WA. It climbs 1,566 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 1,414 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 48.02900, -121.91521
Nearest town Pilchuck, WA
Directions
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Pilchuck River Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,566 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 528–1,415 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 48.02900, -121.91521
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pilchuck River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 3 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
100% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 8:07 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Cleanup and streams via Pilchuck River Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,647 ft
- Smelling Lake via Pilchuck River Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 1,908 ft
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