Pilot Ridge Trail
Strenuous · Out-and-back · 23.4 mi round trip · 12,119 ft gain · 15 h 15 min–21 h 45 min
Parking: not reported today
A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape.
11.7 mi one way · high point 6,072 ft · dirt · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 2,069–6,072 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
Fee or pass required Toilets (vault) dogs, accessibility, bikes: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
In Mountain Loop Scenic Byway (Darrington Ranger District, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest). Entrance fee Northwest Forest Pass, $5 per day or $30 per year or an America the Beautiful pass. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, passes and closures change. Check the official Forest Service site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees.
Getting there
Starts at North Fork Sauk Trailhead · Mountain Loop / Darrington · 4 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 48.05834, -121.28793
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- This Afternoon: Sunny, 62°F, 1% precip, wind 6 mph
- Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 46°F, 2% precip, wind 3 mph
- Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 62°F, wind 5 mph
Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:34 pm
Air: Good (AQI 28, PM2.5 5 µg/m³) at the Marysville-7th Ave monitor, 66 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Wisconsin fire, 31 km away InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Decline Creek (4,480 ft, 23.3 km away) station
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at North Fork Sauk Trailhead
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