Big Gulch
1.3 mi · ▲ 155 ft · 31 min
Big Gulch is a 1.3-mile out-and-back near Nelsons Corner, WA. The route reaches Big Gulch. It is mostly level, with 155 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Gulch
1.3 mi · ▲ 155 ft · 31 min
Elevation 311–489 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.90484, -122.29739
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Transit-accessible: 47th Pl W & Harbour Pointe Blvd stop 83 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Big Gulch.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Big Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 8:06 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 47th Pl W & Harbour Pointe Blvd stop 83 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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