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.
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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
- Start on Blue Mountain Mainline, heading NE.
- 3 miPass Blue Mountain.
- 0.3 miReach Blue Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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.
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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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