Pleasant Valley Loop
Pleasant Valley Loop is a 13.4 miles trail in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. The forest has not published allowed uses for it. It enters William O. Douglas Wilderness and Norse Peak Wilderness.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.
Map
One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.
| One end | 46.9260, -121.3645 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 46.9144, -121.3829 · Directions ↗ |
The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.
The trail
| Length | 13.4 miles |
| Type | land trail |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 999 |
| Forest | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (unit 0617) |
| States | Washington |
| Detail published | centerline only |
Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.
Wilderness
- William O. Douglas Wilderness WildernessFS · about 46% of the line is insideWilderness Connect ↗
- Norse Peak Wilderness WildernessFS · about 1% of the line is insideWilderness Connect ↗
Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.
Trailheads
No season published Wilderness regulations apply | 0 mi |
No season published · listed none Wilderness regulations apply | 0 mi |
No season published · listed none Non-motorized winter recreation area. Wilderness regulations apply within Wilderness areas. | 0.1 mi |
No season published · listed none Wilderness regulations apply within Norse Peak Wilderness. | 0.1 mi |
Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.
Camping nearby
Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.
Fire nearby
- WildfireWest Fork
21 mi from the trail midpoint · 310 acres · 16% contained
- WildfireThree Queens
31 mi from the trail midpoint · 9,558 acres · 23% contained
- WildfireKing
35 mi from the trail midpoint · 3,298 acres · 0% contained
- WildfireGoat
36 mi from the trail midpoint · 815 acres · 41% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest publishes this trail as a centerline only, with no class, surface or allowed uses. What is here is the name, the length and the line. The forest office has the rest.
Checked nightly. Sections appear as soon as the forest publishes more.
Explore
Park units nearby
Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Pleasant Valley Loop?
13.4 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Pleasant Valley Loop?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has not published allowed uses for this trail. The forest office can say what is open.
Where does the Pleasant Valley Loop start?
The line begins at 46.9260, -121.3645 and ends at 46.9144, -121.3829. The nearest recorded trailhead is Union Creek Sno-Park/Trailhead, 0 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Pleasant Valley Loop in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters William O. Douglas Wilderness and Norse Peak Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Where can I camp near the Pleasant Valley Loop?
Hells Crossing Campground (0 mi), Lodgepole Campground (Washington) (0.1 mi) and Pleasant Valley Campground (0.1 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Who manages the Pleasant Valley Loop?
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Forest Service unit 0617. The trail is in Washington.
Is there a fire near the Pleasant Valley Loop?
4 active incidents within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest West Fork at 21 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named PLEASANT VALLEY LOOP in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0617. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.