Baring Mountain–Barclay Lake, 6 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 6,759 ft · 8 hr 11 min
Baring Mountain–Barclay Lake, 6 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Grotto, WA. The route passes Stone Lake and Barclay Lake before reaching Baring Mountain at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 6,759 ft, with sections as steep as 77% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Baring Mountain–Barclay Lake, 6 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 6,759 ft · 8 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,233–6,112 ft
Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness
Trailhead: Eagle Creek Road · 47.77906, -121.38310
Weather Sep 5: Drizzle, high 58°F / low 45° · precip 47% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eagle Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Eagle Lake Fisherman's Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Barclay - Eagle Lake Route, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Stone Lake.
- 0.8 miPass Barclay Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Barclay Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp left onto Baring Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 miReach Baring Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Barclay Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miTurn left onto Barclay - Eagle Lake Route, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Eagle Lake Fisherman's Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Eagle Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 7.0 mi in (~301 min). Leave by 2:21 PM for the 7:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Eagle Creek Road Trailhead
- Stone Lake–Barclay - Eagle Lake Route, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 796 ft
- Eagle Lake & Eagle Lake Fisherman's Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 773 ft
- Barclay Lake–Stone Lake, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 2,092 ft
- Dry Creek Road via Eagle Creek Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft
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