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Big Creek Confluence Trail #827.3 Viewpoint & Mount Ellinor Connector Trail #827.2 via Upper Big Creek Loop Trail #827.1

6.6 mi · ▲ 2,420 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Big Creek Confluence Trail #827.3 Viewpoint & Mount Ellinor Connector Trail #827.2 via Upper Big Creek Loop Trail #827.1 is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Lilliwaup, WA. The route reaches Big Creek Confluence Trail #827.3 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 2,420 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,726 – 3,839 ft · steepest grade: 27%6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Ellinor Upper Trailhead 47.51023, -123.24799
Nearest town Lilliwaup, WA · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)
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Big Creek Confluence Trail #827.3 Viewpoint & Mount Ellinor Connector Trail #827.2 via Upper Big Creek Loop Trail #827.1

6.6 mi · ▲ 2,420 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,726–3,838 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mount Ellinor Upper Trailhead · 47.51023, -123.24799

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 44° · precip 39% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Mount Ellinor Trail #812.1, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Mount Ellinor Trail #812, heading W.
  3. 1.6 miSharp right onto Mount Ellinor Connector Trail #827.2, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left onto Upper Big Creek Loop Trail #827.1, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 250 ftReach Big Creek Confluence Trail #827.3 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Mount Ellinor Connector Trail #827.2, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miSharp left onto Mount Ellinor Trail #812, heading NW.
  9. 1.6 miBear right onto Upper Mount Ellinor Trail #812.1, heading E.
  10. 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/big-creek-confluence-trail-827-3-viewpoint-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 55°F44°
Feels like44°Precip39%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity65%
Rained 0.9″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 5% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 10% rain2 PM: 14% rain3 PM: 22% rain4 PM: 33% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 33% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:49 PM
Sun 60°45° 38%
Mon 61°42°
Tue 62°43°
Wed 69°47°
Thu 56°48°
Fri 57°43° 21%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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