Blue Mountain & Blue Mountain Mainline

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Blue Mountain & Blue Mountain Mainline is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near May Creek, WA. The route reaches Blue Mountain. It climbs 1,334 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,021 – 3,055 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Mountain Mainline 47.96168, -121.66704
Nearest town May Creek, WA

Directions

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Blue Mountain & Blue Mountain Mainline

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 2,020–3,055 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Blue Mountain Mainline · 47.96168, -121.66704

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

  1. Start on Blue Mountain Mainline, heading NE.
  2. 3 miPass Blue Mountain.
  3. 0.3 miReach Blue Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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