Prospector's Cave–Red Pond, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Red Pond before reaching Prospector's Cave at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 2,293 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3,045 – 5,230 ft · steepest grade: 49%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.44200, -121.42274
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Prospector's Cave–Red Pond, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 2,293 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 3,045–5,229 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.44200, -121.42274
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Transit-accessible: Alpental Shuttle Stop stop 450 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Red Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Cave Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 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 ftSharp right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 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 surface
63% dirt19% gravel3% boardwalk15% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Wed
84°59°
Thu
83°56°
Fri
77°52°
Sat
73°50°
Sun
72°46°
Mon
75°47°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Alpental Shuttle Stop stop 450 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Snoqualmie Mountain Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 1,238 ft
- Snow Dome–Prospector's Cave, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 3,477 ft
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