Prospector's Cave–Red Pond, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Red Pond before reaching Prospector's Cave at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 2,195 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3,025 – 5,230 ft · steepest grade: 43%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail North - Snoqualmie Pass Trailhead 47.42784, -121.41318
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Prospector's Cave–Red Pond, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 2,195 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 3,026–5,229 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail North - Snoqualmie Pass Trailhead · 47.42784, -121.41318
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 371 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miPass Red Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cave Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Prospector's Cave.
- 50 ftReach Red Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 371 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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