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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Big Gulch.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Big Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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.
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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