Sheepherder Lake & Pleasant Valley Loop via Crow Lake Way Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 3,509 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Sheepherder Lake & Pleasant Valley Loop via Crow Lake Way Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Goose Prairie, WA. The route reaches Sheepherder Lake at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 3,509 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sheepherder Lake & Pleasant Valley Loop via Crow Lake Way Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 3,509 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 3,361–5,856 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Pleasant Valley Loop · 46.94447, -121.32828
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pleasant Valley Loop, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left 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 SE.
- 5.6 miBear right onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading S.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~198 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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