Trail Overview

You will find FS70 outside Greenwater, heading east off of SR410. This road is paved for the first 10 miles. There are many camping spots along the way. When you reach the sno-park, the gravel will start. In the winter, the road stops here and is only accessible to snowmobiles. The gravel is easy, with a few areas of large potholes. There is a stretch about halfway in where the road gets a bit more primitive. You will come to some larger rocks and a few ruts. The gravel is mostly non-existent, replaced with silty dirt and rocks. There are plenty of beautiful views and lookout spots to stop along the trails. Once you cross over to the east side of Washington, you will notice that the gravel starts returning. The road is gravel until roughly the last 14 miles, then it turns to pavement again. There are plenty of camping spots along the Little Naches River. You will then end up on SR 410 just outside of Cliffdell. Be sure to swing by Whistling Jacks on your way home for fuel and/or ice cream!

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Difficulty

Most of the road is easy going, some is paved and the rest is gravel and dirt. There are areas where there are some ruts and large softball sized rocks are poking out of the road. There are also some spots where there are some jagged rocks that are poking out of the road as well. There are areas of large potholes and washboard too. Just drive cautiously and pick you lines well.

Technical Rating

Mark Westergren

Jul 10, 2026

Obstructed

Washout

Trail is partially washed out. You can get by with a Jeep 4x4, but not much room to spare next to about a 100 ft drop!

Mike pnas

Jun 19, 2026

2006 Subaru Impreza

Obstructed

Washout

Trail/road washed out. Too sketchy for our blood

Mike Anderson

Jun 06, 2026

2017 Chevrolet Silverado

Obstructed

Washout

This is a trail that I've been taking for about 30 years. This is a large landslide. Looks to be about 100, or more, feet long with maybe 4 feet of room to get by. Hopefully this will be fixed. It looked like, at least, one person in a full size vehicle attempted to ride the hillside past the slide. Very dangerous thing to attempt. Also, people need to slow down on the first roads. Someone in another vehicle came flying around a blind corner and almost ran into me. I had to slam on the brakes and put my vehicle into the bushes for the person to have enough room to get by without hitting us.

Chance Olson

Jun 01, 2026

2000 toyota 4runner

Obstructed

Washout

47.10294, -121.37464. As stated washout at these coordinates. Only 2 wheeled vichles should pass. Can see erosion cutting back under the road and other spots that may washout soon.

Trey Lanier

May 27, 2026

2021 Ford F-Series

Obstructed

Washout

First 10 miles of pavement are scenic. About 8 miles onto the gravel is the washout.

Wilber Helm

May 22, 2026

2026 BMW R12 G/S

Obstructed

Washout

I should have marked it, but I didn’t. Trail does not go through over the top to Greenwater, because of a washout a mile or two down from the top on the Cliffdell side. There was enough room to ride the adventure bike down, but I’d think even getting an ATV by would be pretty sketchy. OnX wouldn’t lest me post if my vehicle was a motorcycle.

Evan Kelley

May 11, 2026

2025 Subaru Outback Wilderness

Open

DustyMuddy/WetSnow/Ice

Today I learned about GROUND CLEARANCE & Snow 😆 Got stuck, had to be winched out by David from Fred’s towing in Enumclaw. Will definitely be attempting again when the snow melts 💁🏻‍♂️

steen copeland

May 01, 2026

2023 Ford Bronco

Open

NormalDustyMuddy/Wet

We took the Bronco up 70 today to see if it is open. And it is. We went up about 10 miles and took some side roads. Most of those ended with yellow closed gates. One had a nice berm we got to go up and down for a little thrill. Lots of rivers. Not many others. Some campers and an outdoor shooting range had a few people. There are no cliffs on this road that I saw which is great for me as I have a massive fear of heights. It was a fun trip. About 3 hours in and back.

Sabrina Gray

Mar 21, 2026

2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Temporarily Closed

Seasonal Closure

Gate to FS 70 has been closed

Kayla Kooker

Dec 27, 2025

2021 Chevrolet Tahoe

Open

Snow/Ice

Mostly icy. Towards the end on the right there’s a short trail with fresh show you can whip around in and a short n steep hill to play on. Coming back down there was a recovery happening with multiple vehicles stopped, that took up the entire road, which is where we found out how icy it really was. Go slow. Lots of vehicles out there, Saturday mid day.

Brandon Welch

Nov 08, 2025

Open

Snow/IceMuddy/WetWashboard

Pyramid Pass was passable all the way from Easton to Naches as of Nov 8. Very few other vehicles. Snow wasn't bad at all yet.

Erin G - Goby0ne

Oct 26, 2025

2024 Toyota Land Cruiser

Open

NormalMuddy/WetSnow/IceWashboard

Wet and washboard most of the way. About half way to the summit the snow comes. Not too deep but with half worn tires even aired down it was slippery (These AT4W suck in the snow) and I was alone. Turned around, but a few other teams went up.

Andre Odemchuk

Sep 20, 2025

2007 Lexus GX

Open

DustyWashboard

John Garrison

Aug 10, 2025

2010 Ford F-Series

Open

NormalDustyWashboard

Open and clear. Potholes and rocky in some places.

Sal Vivanco

Jul 26, 2025

2023 Jeep Wrangler

Open

Normal

Great trail to take to enjoy the mountains and cutoff the traffic to backside of MT.Rainer. Remember it opens July 16th to go all the way through to Naches/Whistline Jacks area and gas up in Yakima Costco and enjoy wine/beer in Yakima.