Puppy Dog viewpoint & Dog Mountain Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Cook, WA. The route reaches Puppy Dog viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 2,403 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 2,530 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Augspurger Trail 45.69942, -121.70843
Nearest town Cook, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
Directions
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Puppy Dog viewpoint & Dog Mountain Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 2,403 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 110–2,529 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Augspurger Trail · 45.69942, -121.70843
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 71°F / low 54° · precip 39% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dog Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miReach Puppy Dog viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 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 71°F54°
Precip39%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:39 PM
Sat
75°56°
24%
Sun
74°56°
32%
Mon
74°51°
Tue
83°52°
Wed
90°55°
Thu
79°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Augspurger Trail Trailhead
- Dog Mountain–Puppy Dog viewpoint, 5 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 2,856 ft
- Augspurger Mountain–Puppy Dog viewpoint, 5 sights 13.2 mi · ▲ 5,673 ft
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