Sunset hikes

A short walk out, the whole show, and back at your car before dark. Times are estimates at a relaxed pace; give yourself extra buffer, especially with kids or in a group.

1. Mount Phelps 0 mi away

   Leave by 5:54 PM

   1. Leave trailhead5:54 PM
   2. Sunset8:38 PM
   3. Head back8:53 PM
   4. At your car9:44 PM
   5. Dark9:14 PM

   Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   2.1 mi to the viewpoint · 3060 ft climb · 195 min of walking

2. Bare Mountain & Bare Mountain Trail 2.9 mi away

   Leave by 5:04 PM

   1. Leave trailhead5:04 PM
   2. Sunset8:38 PM
   3. Head back8:53 PM
   4. At your car10:31 PM
   5. Dark9:13 PM

   Back at your car by 10:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   4.1 mi to the viewpoint · 3160 ft climb · 292 min of walking

3. Loch Katrine & Loch Katrine Road 5.6 mi away

   Leave by 6:22 PM

   1. Leave trailhead6:22 PM
   2. Sunset8:38 PM
   3. Head back8:53 PM
   4. At your car10:07 PM
   5. Dark9:14 PM

   Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   3.0 mi to the viewpoint · 1410 ft climb · 190 min of walking

4. Baring Mountain–Barclay Lake Trail, 3 sights 9 mi away

   Leave by 6:10 PM

   1. Leave trailhead6:10 PM
   2. Sunset8:38 PM
   3. Head back8:53 PM
   4. At your car9:43 PM
   5. Dark9:14 PM

   Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   1.8 mi to the viewpoint · 2750 ft climb · 178 min of walking

5. Mount Persis 9.1 mi away

   Leave by 5:32 PM

   1. Leave trailhead5:32 PM
   2. Sunset8:39 PM
   3. Head back8:54 PM
   4. At your car10:06 PM
   5. Dark9:15 PM

   Back at your car by 10:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   2.9 mi to the viewpoint · 3130 ft climb · 239 min of walking

6. Tailgunner & Gunn Peak Trail 9.4 mi away

   Leave by 5:46 PM

   1. Leave trailhead5:46 PM
   2. Sunset8:38 PM
   3. Head back8:53 PM
   4. At your car9:38 PM
   5. Dark9:14 PM

   Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   1.9 mi to the viewpoint · 3530 ft climb · 197 min of walking

7. Gunn Peak & Gunn Peak Trail 9.4 mi away

   Leave by 5:51 PM

   1. Leave trailhead5:51 PM
   2. Sunset8:38 PM
   3. Head back8:53 PM
   4. At your car9:47 PM
   5. Dark9:14 PM

   Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

   2.0 mi to the viewpoint · 3240 ft climb · 201 min of walking

8. Midnite Boulder–Zelda Boulders, 6 rocks 9.6 mi away

   Leave by 8:13 PM

   1. Leave trailhead8:13 PM
   2. Sunset8:39 PM
   3. Head back8:54 PM
   4. At your car8:59 PM
   5. Dark9:14 PM

   Back at your car by 8:59 PM — 15 min before dark.

   0.2 mi to the viewpoint · 12 min of walking

9. The Wart–Lower Town Wall, 3 cliffs 9.8 mi away

   Leave by 8:13 PM

   1. Leave trailhead8:13 PM
   2. Sunset8:39 PM
   3. Head back8:54 PM
   4. At your car9:00 PM
   5. Dark9:14 PM

   Back at your car by 9:00 PM — 15 min before dark.

   0.2 mi to the viewpoint · 12 min of walking

10. Index Town Wall Viewpoint–Index Town Wall, 3 cliffs 9.8 mi away

    Leave by 7:17 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:17 PM
    2. Sunset8:39 PM
    3. Head back8:54 PM
    4. At your car9:18 PM
    5. Dark9:14 PM

    Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    1.0 mi to the viewpoint · 1190 ft climb · 86 min of walking

11. South Fork Skykomish River–Heybrook Ridge Park Beach, 3 beaches 7.9 mi away

    Leave by 7:25 PM

    1. Leave trailhead7:25 PM
    2. Sunset8:38 PM
    3. Head back8:53 PM
    4. At your car9:27 PM
    5. Dark9:14 PM

    Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

    1.4 mi to the viewpoint · 690 ft climb · 87 min of walking

12. Heybrook Lookout Trail via Leovy Trail 8.8 mi away

    Be there by 8:18 PM

    1. Be there8:18 PM
    2. Sunset8:38 PM
    3. Dark9:14 PM

    Your car is right there — dark at 9:14 PM.

    The viewpoint is right at the trailhead