Sky View Vista Loop
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,792 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Sky View Vista Loop is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Index, WA. It climbs 1,792 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi466 – 1,388 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 47.82575, -121.59106
Nearest town Index, WA
Directions
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Sky View Vista Loop
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,792 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 464–1,388 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 47.82575, -121.59106
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Sky View Vista Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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
15% dirt85% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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