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Wild Sky Wilderness

Poodle Dog Pass via Mineral City Road

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,526 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Poodle Dog Pass via Mineral City Road is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Galena, WA. The route reaches Poodle Dog Pass at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 3,526 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,119 – 4,370 ft · steepest grade: 32%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.89790, -121.43707
Nearest town Galena, WA
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Poodle Dog Pass via Mineral City Road

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,526 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,118–4,370 ft

Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness

Trailhead: 47.89790, -121.43707

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Mineral City Road, heading N.
  3. 2.8 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 4.1 miTurn right onto Silver Lake Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach Poodle Dog Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 4.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mineral City Road, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/poodle-dog-pass-out-back-21-km

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Hikes near Galena, Washington