Slick Ear Trail
Hard · Out-and-back · 9.8 mi round trip · 2,406 ft gain · 3 h 45 min–5 h 30 min
Parking: not reported today
A full day with sustained climbing; bring plenty of water.
4.9 mi one way · high point 5,197 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 2,784–5,197 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
No fee or pass dogs, accessibility, bikes: not recorded yet
Toilets and trash not confirmed here. Pack out what you pack in.
Forest Service page for this site › Forest Service record for Slick Ear Trailhead (2026-10-06); fee: No fee; restrictions: Wilderness restrictions apply within Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness.
In Blue Mountains (Umatilla National Forest, Pomeroy and Walla Walla ranger districts). 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 · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Slick Ear Trailhead · Southeast / Blue Mountains
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.01522, -117.78691
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Overnight: Clear, 50°F, wind 2 mph
- Tuesday: Sunny, 67°F, wind 5 mph
- Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 50°F, wind 2 mph
Daylight: Sunset 6:22 pm · 4 h 40 min of daylight left
Air: Good (AQI 21, PM2.5 3.7 µg/m³) at the Dayton-W Main monitor, 37 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Paradise fire, 15 km away, 9,656 acres, 86% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Touchet (5,520 ft, 12.5 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about May 26 · typical peak Apr 10
No reports in the last 3 days.
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