Washington trails · Larch Creek Trail
Larch Creek Trail
A 16.3-mile out-and-back in Washington, with 2,539 ft of climbing. Reaches Peeve Pass and other pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service and BLM.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 5.4. It gives back about 2,938 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Peeve Pass (pass)
- Larch Pass (pass)
- Three Fools Pass (pass)
- Billy Goat Pass (pass)
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Getting there
BILLYGOAT - UPPER — parking nearby, restroom, water. 48.78432, -120.31781 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:43 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:18 p.m. (PDT) — 13 h 29 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 32.6-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 38 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Larch Creek Trail + LARCH CREEK — 4.8 mi loop, 1,715 ft gain
- Larch Creek Trail + LARCH CREEK — 6.8 mi loop, 713 ft gain
- Larch Creek Trail + LARCH CREEK + Billy Goat — 11.2 mi loop, 3,292 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Hidden Lakes — 0.0 mi
- Larch Creek — 0.0 mi
- Buckskin Ridge — 16.4 mi
- Pct - Methow Valley — 26.6 mi