Blowout Mountain Connector–Legos Trail #942, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Blowout Mountain Connector–Legos Trail #942, 3 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 1,315 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Blowout Mountain Connector–Legos Trail #942, 3 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 4,900–5,662 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 47.13359, -121.32932
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 62°F / low 37° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Little Bear trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Legos Trail #942, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Blowout Mountain Connector, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Little Bear trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Legos Trail #942, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Little Bear trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from connector Trailhead
- Pacific Crest Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 574 ft
- Legos Trail #942 & Little Bear trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 839 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,301 ft
- Forest Road 1914-795 via Legos Trail #942 6.6 mi · ▲ 2,326 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 2,357 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 3,314 ft
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