Wind Mountain–Girl Scout Road, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 1,312 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Wind Mountain–Girl Scout Road, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Home Valley, WA. The route reaches Wind Mountain at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,312 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 1,890 ft · steepest grade: 38%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Girl Scout Road 45.71347, -121.74445
Nearest town Home Valley, WA

Directions

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Wind Mountain–Girl Scout Road, 3 sights

3 mi · ▲ 1,312 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 549–1,891 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Girl Scout Road · 45.71347, -121.74445

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 68°F / low 52° · precip 43% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start on Girl Scout Road, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Wind Mountain Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miReach Wind Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miBear right onto Girl Scout Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 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

70% dirt30% gravel

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 68°F52°
Precip43%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity69%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 15% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 22% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 9% rain2 PM: 18% rain3 PM: 27% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 26% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 72°54° 25%
Sun 72°54° 31%
Mon 73°49°
Tue 82°51°
Wed 89°54°
Thu 78°56°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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