Pilchuck River Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,767 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Pilchuck River Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Pilchuck, WA. It climbs 1,767 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi509 – 1,414 ft · steepest grade: 25%11.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 48.02071, -121.91161
Nearest town Pilchuck, WA
Directions
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Pilchuck River Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,767 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 508–1,415 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 48.02071, -121.91161
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pilchuck River Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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
12% gravel88% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:41 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Cleanup and streams via Pilchuck River Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 1,847 ft
- Smelling Lake via Pilchuck River Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,109 ft
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