AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blue Mountain

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,921 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Blue Mountain is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Granite Falls, WA. The route reaches Blue Mountain at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 1,921 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,158 – 3,022 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.14737, -121.92602
Nearest town Granite Falls, WA
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Blue Mountain

13.8 mi · ▲ 1,921 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Elevation 1,158–3,021 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 48.14737, -121.92602

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 2 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 1 miReach Blue Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 2 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-mountain-out-back-22-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:41 PM

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