Bear Gap–Bear Gap Trail #967, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,749 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Bear Gap–Bear Gap Trail #967, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. The route reaches Bear Gap. It climbs 1,749 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,787 – 5,886 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silver Creek Trail 46.93282, -121.46960
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Bear Gap–Bear Gap Trail #967, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,749 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 4,788–5,885 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Silver Creek Trail · 46.93282, -121.46960
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 63°F / low 39° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
- Start on Silver Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miPass Bear Gap.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bear Gap Trail #967, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Bear Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Silver Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 63°F39°
Precip1%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
65°35°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
72°52°
Wed
79°56°
Thu
84°54°
Fri
75°49°
Sat
72°46°
Sun
72°45°
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Silver Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 524 ft
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