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Bald Mountain–National Forest Development Road 5060 3, 3 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,229 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Bald Mountain–National Forest Development Road 5060 3, 3 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Lester, WA. The route reaches Bald Mountain at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,229 ft. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,206 – 3,963 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 5060 3 47.27670, -121.45542
Nearest town Lester, WA
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Bald Mountain–National Forest Development Road 5060 3, 3 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,229 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 3,204–3,963 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 5060 3 · 47.27670, -121.45542

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start on National Forest Development Road 5060 3, heading S.
  2. 3 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto National Forest Development Road 5063, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miReach Bald Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 5060 3, heading SE.
  10. 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bald-mountain-out-back-16-km-9805

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:09 PM

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