Sky View Vista Loop
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,049 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Sky View Vista Loop is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Index, WA. It climbs 2,049 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sky View Vista Loop
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,049 ft · 4 hr 25 min
Elevation 464–1,633 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.84170, -121.58854
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Sky View Vista Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.9 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:19 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:39 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:14 PM.
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- Sky View Vista Loop 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,049 ft
- MY-21–Sky View Vista Loop, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 2,190 ft
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