Sheepherder Lake & Pleasant Valley Loop via Crow Lake Way Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Goose Prairie, WA. The route reaches Sheepherder Lake at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 3,449 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,396 – 5,857 ft · steepest grade: 29%12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 46.95199, -121.30715
Nearest town Goose Prairie, WA
Directions
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Sheepherder Lake & Pleasant Valley Loop via Crow Lake Way Trail
12 mi · ▲ 3,449 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 3,395–5,856 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: 46.95199, -121.30715
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Crow Lake Way Trail, heading N.
- 5.6 miTurn right onto Sheepherder Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Sheepherder Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Crow Lake Way Trail, heading SW.
- 5.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F46°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity48%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:36 PM
Tue
78°56°
Wed
88°60°
Thu
92°58°
Fri
81°54°
Sat
79°50°
Sun
81°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Pleasant Valley Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Pleasant Valley Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Pleasant Valley Barrier Free Trail & Pleasant Valley Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Pleasant Valley Loop 5.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Union Creek Falls–Pleasant Valley Loop, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Goat Peak & Pleasant Valley Lake Trail via American Ridge Trail 7 mi · ▲ 3,319 ft
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