Washington trails · American Ridge
American Ridge
A 25.6-mile point-to-point in Washington, with 4,090 ft of climbing. Reaches Goat Peak and other lake/spring/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 8.5. It gives back about 6,902 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Goat Peak (summit)
- Kettle Lake (lake)
- American Lake (lake)
- Cedar Springs (spring)
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Getting there
AMERICAN RIDGE — parking nearby, water. About 1 h 07 min drive (46 mi) from Yakima. 46.96950, -121.16800 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:50 a.m., the sun rises at 7:21 a.m. and sets at 6:19 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:50 p.m. (PDT) — 10 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.6-mile route works out to roughly 11 h 32 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Pleasant Valley Loop + Pleasant Valley Lake Trail + AMERICAN RIDGE — 10.5 mi loop, 3,817 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Pcnst-White River — 14.0 mi
- Pacific Crest - Naches_Central — 17.2 mi
- Eastside Trail — 18.0 mi
- Domerie Peak — 19.6 mi