AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Sloan Peak & Sloan Peak Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 5,936 ft · 6 hr 14 min

Sloan Peak & Sloan Peak Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Bedal, WA. The route reaches Sloan Peak at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 5,936 ft, with sections as steep as 78% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,900 – 7,579 ft · steepest grade: 78%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sloan Peak Trailhead 48.08680, -121.30853
Nearest town Bedal, WA
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Sloan Peak & Sloan Peak Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 5,936 ft · 6 hr 14 min

Elevation 1,901–7,580 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sloan Peak Trailhead · 48.08680, -121.30853

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 64°F / low 48° · precip 29% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

  1. Start on Sloan Peak Trail, heading SW.
  2. 4.9 miReach Sloan Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sloan-peak-out-back

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F48°
Precip29%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 3% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 10% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 25% rain5 PM: 25% rain6 PM: 26% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 64°49° 52%
Sun 67°50° 20%
Mon 67°49° 17%
Tue 77°50°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 74°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~288 min). Leave by 2:34 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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