Silver Lake via Mineral City Road
15 mi · ▲ 3,644 ft · 6 hr 49 min
Silver Lake via Mineral City Road is a 15-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Galena, WA. The route reaches Silver Lake at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 3,644 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,056 – 4,337 ft · steepest grade: 32%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.89212, -121.44101
Nearest town Galena, WA
Directions
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Silver Lake via Mineral City Road
15 mi · ▲ 3,644 ft · 6 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,055–4,339 ft
Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness
Trailhead: 47.89212, -121.44101
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 69°F / low 52° · precip 49% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mineral City Road, heading NE.
- 3.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 4.1 miTurn left onto Silver Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 4.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mineral City Road, heading S.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 69°F52°
Precip49%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity63%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sun
70°52°
17%
Mon
68°49°
21%
Tue
75°50°
Wed
80°54°
Thu
67°57°
Fri
67°50°
29%
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