Kachess Ridge Trail & Thorp Creek Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 3,047 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Kachess Ridge Trail & Thorp Creek Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back near Kachess Resort, WA. It climbs 3,047 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Kachess Ridge Trail & Thorp Creek Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 3,047 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 3,643–5,497 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Kachess Ridge Trail · 47.40990, -121.20868
Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 50°F / low 37° · precip 33% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kachess Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 3.5 miContinue straight onto Thorp Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miReach Kachess Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Kachess Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 3.5 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 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Kachess Ridge Trail Trailhead
- No Name Basin Road 4 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft
- Tumble Creek Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,027 ft
- Thorp Mountain & Kachess Ridge Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft
- Tumble Creek Road & Tumble Creek Tie via No Name Basin Road 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,295 ft
- Cooper Road–No Name Basin Road, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 2,508 ft
- Mineral Creek Connector–No Name Basin Road, 4 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 3,071 ft
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