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Boulder River Wilderness

Squire Creek Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 4,996 ft · 7 hr

Squire Creek Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Boulder River Wilderness near Darrington, WA. It climbs 4,996 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,175 – 4,095 ft · steepest grade: 39%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Squire Creek Road 48.22053, -121.62601
Nearest town Darrington, WA
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Directions

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Squire Creek Trail

13.5 mi · ▲ 4,996 ft · 7 hr

Elevation 1,175–4,095 ft

Out & Back · Boulder River Wilderness

Trailhead: Squire Creek Road · 48.22053, -121.62601

Weather Jul 18: Partly cloudy, high 70°F / low 55° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:26 AM · sunset 9:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Squire Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 6.8 miTurn right onto Three O'Clock Rock South Buttress Approach, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Squire Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 6.7 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/squire-creek-trail-out-back-22-km-dd37

Trail surface

100% dirt

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 70°F55°
Precip4%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 5:26 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:01 PM
Sun 76°55°
Mon 91°58°
Tue 94°64°
Wed 91°66°
Thu 90°65°
Fri 74°56°

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