Thorp Mountain & Kachess Ridge Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Thorp Mountain & Kachess Ridge Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Kachess Resort, WA. The route reaches Thorp Mountain at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 2,201 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Thorp Mountain & Kachess Ridge Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 2,201 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 4,921–5,849 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.
- 3.9 miContinue straight onto Thorp Mountain Trail (#1315B), heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Thorp Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kachess Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 3.9 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 3.9 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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