Snow Lake Viewpoint–Red Pond, 4 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Denny Creek, WA. The route passes Red Pond before reaching Snow Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 4,345 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3,025 – 4,620 ft · steepest grade: 50%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail North - Snoqualmie Pass Trailhead 47.42784, -121.41318
Nearest town Denny Creek, WA
Directions
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Snow Lake Viewpoint–Red Pond, 4 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 4,345 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 3,026–4,621 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail North - Snoqualmie Pass Trailhead · 47.42784, -121.41318
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 371 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miPass Red Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Snoqualmie Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Snow Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Snow Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Guye Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Old Commonwealth Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 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
94% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:37 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: FlixBus Snoqualmie Pass stop 371 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Pacific Crest Trail North - Snoqualmie Pass Trailhead Trailhead
- Guye Peak Viewpoint & Red Pond via Old Commonwealth Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,626 ft
- Fall into the Wall via Old Commonwealth Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,269 ft
- Cave Ridge–Prospector's Cave, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 2,223 ft
- Prospector's Cave–Red Pond, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 2,195 ft
- Red Pond & Old Commonwealth Trail via Commonwealth Basin Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,805 ft
- Red Mountain–Red Pond, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 2,860 ft
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