Saddle Rock

** This network of trails outside Wenatchee is in a state of rehabilitation. Some user-built trails have been closed and are being rebuilt to accommodate for the area's popularity. Please keep an eye out for closed and barricaded trails and respect the rehabilitation in progress. **

Saddle Rock is an ideal overlook trail for Wenatchee. The trail follows an old road most of the way to a viewpoint dotted with craggy, pointed rocks called Saddle Rock.

The road-turned trail is graveled. After 1.4 miles and 900 feet of elevation gain on the gravel road, you reach a viewpoint with two benches. Here you can see most of the city of Wenatchee to the north and east.

From there you can take a single-track dirt trail for 0.15 mile and 80 feet down to another viewpoint at a saddle between two large rock formations. Here you can see the south end of Wenatchee and Columbia River.

In spring the trail is dotted with flowers such as balsamroot, desert parsley, and lupine. This is an excellent location for folks looking to get some conditioning in during the winter months, or just wanting to stretch their legs after a long day behind a desk.