Japanese Gulch Trail–Mainline Trail, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Japanese Gulch Park near Nelsons Corner, WA. It climbs 583 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi89 – 522 ft · steepest grade: 31%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.93010, -122.29136
Nearest town Nelsons Corner, WA
Directions
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Japanese Gulch Trail–Mainline Trail, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 89–521 ft
Out & Back · Japanese Gulch Park
Trailhead: 47.93010, -122.29136
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Japanese Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Dueling Cedars, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mainline Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Japanese Gulch Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mukraker, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Skid Row, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Japanese Gulch Loop, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mukraker, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Japanese Gulch Loop, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Japanese Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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
25% dirt3% gravel72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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