Sky View Vista Loop
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,983 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Sky View Vista Loop is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Forks of the Sky State Park near Reiter, WA. It climbs 1,983 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sky View Vista Loop
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,983 ft · 4 hr 31 min
Elevation 464–1,463 ft
Out & Back · Forks of the Sky State Park
Trailhead: 47.82306, -121.59702
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 66°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 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 2.4 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Sky View Vista Loop
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Sky View Vista Loop
- 6.7 mi · out & back · via Sky View Vista Loop
- 9.8 mi · out & back · via Sky View Vista Loop
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