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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.

Elevation

0 mi2,234 – 6,113 ft · steepest grade: 77%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Eagle Creek Road 47.77906, -121.38310
Nearest town Grotto, WA
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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 4: Overcast, high 57°F / low 42° · precip 31% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Eagle Creek Road, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Eagle Lake Fisherman's Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.5 miBear left onto Barclay - Eagle Lake Route, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miPass Stone Lake.
  6. 0.8 miPass Barclay Lake.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Barclay Lake Trail, heading SW.
  8. 2 miSharp left onto Baring Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  9. 2.2 miReach Baring Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2.2 miSharp right onto Barclay Lake Trail, heading NW.
  11. 2 miTurn left onto Barclay - Eagle Lake Route, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miBear right onto Eagle Lake Fisherman's Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1.8 miSharp left onto Eagle Creek Road, heading SE.
  14. 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.

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

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 57°F42°
Feels like48°Precip31%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.3″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 21% rain3 PM: 31% rain4 PM: 30% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 27% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:42 PM
Sat 57°45° 49%
Sun 61°45° 18%
Mon 62°41° 20%
Tue 73°43°
Wed 80°48°
Thu 67°50°

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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