This trip report is for a loop that was partially on Durr Road and part of it was off trail. There isn't really a trail per se, but more of a road walk to start. Drive here from Ellensburg via Umtanum Road, then veer left on Durr Road. Durr road is gravel, but pretty much any car could get to the trailhead although after that point, the road gets rougher. There is a parking lot on the right about 2 miles after turning on Durr Rd. I parked in an area that has been cleaned up considerably in the last year and is primarily for target practice, but it's a much nicer lot than it used to be.
Continue walking down Durr Road from the parking area and continue as far as you want. A first it's down and then it's up, up, up. Today I only stayed on Durr road for a short time - perhaps 1/2 mile - and then took a left into the wilderness. My goal was to see Umtanum Canyon from above. Some ups and downs (mostly ups) are required to get there, but after another 1-1.5 miles of cross country hiking, I got to several viewpoints. I considered scrambling down the canyon from here, but had forgotten my hiking polls so decided to stay on higher ground and gradually made may way back to towards the road. I found a nice lunch spot, scrambled back towards the road and then looped back to the car. Total loop was about 4 miles, but since most of it was off trail, it was a bit more challenging than the distance would suggest. It's a nice, desolate, remote area and the pups certainly enjoyed it. If you don't know the area, I would suggest downloading a map just in case.
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