Union Creek Falls–Pleasant Valley Loop, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Goose Prairie, WA. The route reaches Union Creek Falls at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 181 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3,396 – 3,543 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pleasant Valley Loop 46.94447, -121.32828
Nearest town Goose Prairie, WA
Directions
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Union Creek Falls–Pleasant Valley Loop, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 3,396–3,544 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Pleasant Valley Loop · 46.94447, -121.32828
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pleasant Valley Loop, heading W.
- 1.8 miSharp right onto Union Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Union Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading S.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
14% dirt86% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F46°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity45%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:36 PM
Tue
78°56°
Wed
88°60°
Thu
92°58°
Fri
81°54°
Sat
79°50°
Sun
81°49°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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