
Trip
Day Hike - Umtanum Ridge
A 16 mile, 3500' adventure on old roads, an off-trail portion, and along the Umtanum Ridge. There should be lots of flowers! An approximation of the route https://caltopo.com/m/9B60C
- Sat, May 25, 2024
- Foothills Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Adults
- Strenuous
- Challenging
- Mileage: 16.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,400 ft
- Pace: 2-2.25 MPH average moving speed
- 9 (11 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
2-2.25 MPH average moving speed, most of the tread will be fast. At least a mile of the old road portion is overgrown. You can see where you're going, but you're walking through flowers and grasses (sometimes tall). I have not been on all of this route; this will be somewhat exploratory. There could be ticks or rattlesnakes.
9:30 at the trailhead 3/10 mile past/west of the Untanum Creek Falls Trailhead, This link is exactly where you want to go- https://goo.gl/maps/UVdfreAzYZygCGaW9 No privy, Discover Pass required.
Umtanum Ridge
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USGS Selah
USGS Pomona
USGS Wymer
WA DNR Yakima
Green Dot Maps (wdfw.wa.gov) - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Headlamp
- Sun protection
- First aid
- Knife
- Fire
- Shelter
- Extra food
- Extra water
- Extra clothes