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Puppy Dog viewpoint & Dog-Augspurger Tie Trail via Augspurger Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Saint Martins Hot Springs, WA. The route reaches Puppy Dog viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 4,723 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 2,825 ft · steepest grade: 36%14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.74432, -121.76366
Nearest town Saint Martins Hot Springs, WA

Directions

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Puppy Dog viewpoint & Dog-Augspurger Tie Trail via Augspurger Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 4,723 ft · 7 hr 12 min

Elevation 925–2,827 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.74432, -121.76366

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 51° · precip 46% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Augspurger Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto Dog-Augspurger Tie Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miBear right onto Dog Mountain Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach Puppy Dog viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Dog-Augspurger Tie Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Augspurger Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 1.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 1.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 67°F51°
Precip46%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity60%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 17% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 23% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 19% rain3 PM: 27% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 68°52° 23%
Sun 74°53° 30%
Mon 73°48°
Tue 78°51°
Wed 87°56°
Thu 82°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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