Baldy–Baldy Trail, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 3,842 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Baldy–Baldy Trail, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Buckhorn Wilderness near Happy Valley, WA. The route reaches Baldy at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 3,842 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Baldy–Baldy Trail, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 3,842 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 3,123–6,796 ft
Out & Back · Buckhorn Wilderness
Trailhead: Lower Maynard Burn Trail · 47.88234, -123.14348
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 63°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:46 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Maynard Burn Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Baldy Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Maynard Burn Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Baldy Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miReach Baldy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miSharp left onto Upper Maynard Burn Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Baldy Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Maynard Burn Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~195 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 8:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lower Maynard Burn Trail Trailhead
- Peak B & Tyler Peak Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 2,648 ft
- Baldy Trail–Dungeness Trail, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,297 ft
- Peak B–Baldy Trail Loop, 6 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 3,058 ft
- Tyler Peak–Peak B, 3 summits 5.7 mi · ▲ 3,227 ft
- Royal Lake–Baldy Trail, 6 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 3,823 ft
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