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Grand Coulee Maintenance Road

8 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Grand Coulee Maintenance Road is an 8-mile out-and-back near Boise, WA. It climbs 782 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 1,083 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.15618, -121.99345
Nearest town Boise, WA
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Grand Coulee Maintenance Road

8 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 726–1,083 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.15618, -121.99345

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 75°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Grand Coulee Maintenance Road, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miReach Grand Coulee Maintenance Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 3.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 450 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/grand-coulee-maintenance-road-out-back

Weather

FogTemperature 75°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity60%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 85°54°
Wed 90°61°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 82°53°
Sat 80°53°
Sun 82°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 8:18 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM — 18 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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