Red Pond–Red Pass, 6 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Red Pond and Red Pass. It climbs 6,356 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,713 – 5,414 ft · steepest grade: 43%16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42925, -121.41339
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Red Pond–Red Pass, 6 sights
16 mi · ▲ 6,356 ft · 8 hr 31 min
Elevation 1,713–5,415 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.42925, -121.41339
Weather Sep 20: Clear, high 76°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 506 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Commonwealth Basin Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Red Pond.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Pond Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Commonwealth Basin Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Red Pass.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Old Cascade Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 3.2 miSharp right onto Middle Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Goldmyer Hot Springs Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Middle Fork Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Middle Fork Tie #4 Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Dutch Miller Gap Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Old Copper Queen Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Red Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Dutch Miller Gap Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Middle Fork Tie #4 Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Middle Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Goldmyer Hot Springs Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Fork Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Cascade Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 3.2 miTurn left onto Commonwealth Basin Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Red Pond Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Commonwealth Basin Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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
98% dirt2% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F56°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity44%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:51 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Mon
71°49°
Tue
59°42°
Wed
61°40°
Thu
61°44°
56%
Fri
47°39°
67%
Sat
60°40°
19%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 506 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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