Ridge Trail loop from Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park

Hiking trails & Routes

United States

Washington

Kittitas County

Ridge Trail loop from Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park

Easy

2.8

(3)

hikers

Ridge Trail loop from Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park

00:45

2.53km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

65 m

Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park preserve one of the largest petrified forests on the planet! A museum shows interesting facts of how the different species of trees were encased …

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1.45 km

Ridge Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Ridge Trail takes you around the center of Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park and offers great views over the rolling hills and the mighty Columbia River. The trail connects with the Trees of Stone Trail.

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1.96 km

Trees of Stone Interpretive Trail

Highlight • Trail

The trails takes you along an outdoor exhibit of some well-preserved petrified tree trunks. You will find mineralized elm, horse chestnut, walnut, ginkgo, spruce, fir trees and others that were …

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2.53 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.34 km

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.13 km

335 m