Big Gulch

1 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 27 min

Big Gulch is a 1-mile out-and-back near Nelsons Corner, WA. The route reaches Big Gulch. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 502 ft · steepest grade: 20%1.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.91471, -122.29887
Nearest town Nelsons Corner, WA

Directions

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Big Gulch

1 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 27 min

Elevation 339–502 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.91471, -122.29887

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Transit-accessible: Hwy 525 & 92nd St SW stop 127 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Big Gulch.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Big Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:42 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:18 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hwy 525 & 92nd St SW stop 127 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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