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Bear Gap–Bear Gap Trail #967, 3 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 2,306 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Bear Gap–Bear Gap Trail #967, 3 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. The route reaches Bear Gap. It climbs 2,306 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,705 – 5,886 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bullion Basin Trail 46.93880, -121.46808
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
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Bear Gap–Bear Gap Trail #967, 3 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 2,306 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 4,705–5,885 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bullion Basin Trail · 46.93880, -121.46808

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 68°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bullion Basin Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Silver Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 2 miBear left onto Bear Gap Trail #967, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftPass Bear Gap.
  5. 1 miReach Bear Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miBear right onto Silver Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 2 miContinue straight onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 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/bear-gap-bear-gap-trail-967-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 68°F41°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue 74°51°
Wed 82°58°
Thu 85°56°
Fri 76°51°
Sat 73°47°
Sun 74°47°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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