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Green Mountain State Forest

GM-7 & Gold Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 1 hr 1 min

GM-7 & Gold Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Green Mountain State Forest near Wildcat Lake, WA. It climbs 449 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,037 – 1,493 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildcat Trail 47.56567, -122.80513
Nearest town Wildcat Lake, WA
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GM-7 & Gold Creek Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,037–1,493 ft

Out & Back · Green Mountain State Forest

Trailhead: Wildcat Trail · 47.56567, -122.80513

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wildcat Trail, heading SW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto Gold Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tasi Connector, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto GM-7, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miReach Gold Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tasi Connector, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Gold Creek Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Wildcat Trail, heading S.
  9. 350 ftArrive 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/gm-7-gold-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-b833

Trail surface

83% dirt11% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:43 PM

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