Mountain Loop

Trail Overview

This is the famous Mountain Loop Hwy. It stretches from Granite Falls to Darrington back to Arlington. The actual trail spans a little over 13 miles and is filled with plentiful, stunning, dispersed camping spots along the river and several more prominent spots across the way. This road was closed for the longest time due to the state of the road but is now groomed fully with gravel, though the increased traffic since opening in July has started to see more potholes. The road is incredibly dusty, so keep that in mind when camping. There are several narrow locations and blind corners, which make this trail a bit dangerous due to people frequently exceeding the posted speed for this area. Service is nonexistent until the 9th mile into the gravel section, and then you have service to Darrington. It is a wondering drive.

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Difficulty

This is a well groomed gravel road but with the increase traffic, more and larger potholes will continue to form. Will only be open during summer/ fall.

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