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Red Mountain–Red Pond, 4 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Red Pond and Red Pond before reaching Red Mountain at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 4,862 ft, with sections as steep as 65% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3,081 – 5,817 ft · steepest grade: 65%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.44512, -121.42650
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA

Directions

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Red Mountain–Red Pond, 4 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 4,862 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 3,081–5,819 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.44512, -121.42650

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Alpental Shuttle Stop stop 18 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Snoqualmie Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miPass Red Pond.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Commonwealth Basin Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.3 miPass Red Pond.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Mountain Scramble, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miReach Red Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Commonwealth Basin Trail, heading SW.
  15. 1.3 miBear right onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 1 miBear right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 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 surface

81% dirt2% gravel1% boardwalk16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:37 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Alpental Shuttle Stop stop 18 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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