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Pass Creek Trail

Strenuous · Out-and-back · 12.8 mi round trip · 1,915 ft gain · 4 h 30 min–6 h 30 min

Parking: not reported today

A long, demanding day; experienced hikers in good shape. No bikes.

6.4 mi one way · high point 4,197 ft · dirt · time at a steady pace without breaks

2,5003,3004,200 0 mi 6.43 mi

Elevation from USGS; 2,500–4,197 ft. Open the map.

No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here

What you need

No bikes Fee or pass required Toilets (vault) Trash cans dogs, accessibility: not recorded yet

In Skykomish Ranger District (Stevens Pass and US-2, 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 Skykomish Trailhead · Stevens Pass / US-2 · 4 other trails start here. Also reachable from Quartz Creek Trailhead

⚠ Road closed: Index-Galena Road (Forest Service Road 63) is undrivable after the winter floods, from both ends, because the North Fork Skykomish bridge is out (June 30, 2026 notice); Blanca Lake, North Fork Skykomish and Quartz Creek trailheads are cut off by road. official status (checked 2026-10-05)

Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 47.92677, -121.27693

Right now

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Weather and road conditions

Full forecast (NWS)

Daylight: Sunrise 7:11 am · sunset 6:34 pm

Air: Good (AQI 22, PM2.5 4 µg/m³) at the Darrington-Fir St monitor, 43 km away AirNow

Wildfire: Little Giant fire, 34 km away, 172,904 acres, 93% contained InciWeb

US 2 at MP 63: Big Windy
US 2 at MP 63: Big Windy · US 2 · 23 km · WSDOT
US 2 at MP 45.6 (Skykomish)
US 2 at MP 45.6 (Skykomish) · US 2 · 24 km · WSDOT

Snow: 0″ snow at Stevens Pass (3,940 ft, 24.3 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jun 6 · typical peak Mar 30

No reports in the last 3 days.

All conditions and reports at North Fork Skykomish Trailhead

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