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2022-10-12, Wilkeson Creek, Pierce County, Washington, 01.jpg
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Vforce & Cascade Junction to Wilkeson

8.2 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Vforce & Cascade Junction to Wilkeson is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Wilkeson, WA. The route reaches Vforce at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 441 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 797 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cascade Junction to Wilkeson 47.10850, -122.04923
Nearest town Wilkeson, WA
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Directions

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Vforce & Cascade Junction to Wilkeson

8.2 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 472–796 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cascade Junction to Wilkeson · 47.10850, -122.04923

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cascade Junction to Wilkeson, heading NW.
  2. 3.8 miTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miReach Vforce, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cascade Junction to Wilkeson, heading S.
  5. 3.6 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/cascade-junction-to-wilkeson-out-back-24-km-c057

Trail surface

87% dirt13% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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