Winter Block access Viewpoint–Dirty Harry's Peak Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area near Garcia, WA. The route passes Climbing Access Viewpoint, Dirty Harry's Peak Viewpoint, Winter Block access Viewpoint and Dirty Harry's Peak Viewpoint. It climbs 5,051 ft, with sections as steep as 55% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,401 – 4,164 ft · steepest grade: 55%15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.42301, -121.58073
Nearest town Garcia, WA
Directions
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Winter Block access Viewpoint–Dirty Harry's Peak Viewpoint, 6 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 5,051 ft · 7 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,401–4,165 ft
Out & Back · Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area
Trailhead: 47.42301, -121.58073
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 53% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2.1 miSharp right onto Climbing Access Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Climbing Access Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Dirty Harry's Peak Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dirty Harry's Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Winter Block access Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left onto Winter Block access, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Dirty Harry's Peak Viewpoint.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Dirty Harry's Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Dirty Harry's Balcony Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Ira Spring Connector, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Putrid Pete's Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ira Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Mason Lake Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ira Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Winter Block access Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Old Mason Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ira Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Putrid Pete's Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Ira Spring Connector, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Dirty Harry's Balcony Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Dirty Harry's Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Winter Block access, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Dirty Harry's Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Climbing Access Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Gun Show Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 61°F47°
Precip53%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity55%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat
62°51°
49%
Sun
66°50°
24%
Mon
58°45°
19%
Tue
70°48°
Wed
75°51°
Thu
61°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.7 mi in (~296 min). Leave by 2:24 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Dirty Harry's Peak Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,614 ft
- Olallie State Park Viewpoint via Dirty Harry's Peak Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,644 ft
- Little Balcony–Winter Block access Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints 8.2 mi · ▲ 2,498 ft
- Dirty Harry's Peak Viewpoint–Winter Block access Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints 8.9 mi · ▲ 2,897 ft
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