Kelley's Gap Road is a 5-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. It climbs 1,863 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,390 – 5,873 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bullion Basin Trail 46.93880, -121.46808
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Kelley's Gap Road
5 mi · ▲ 1,863 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 4,392–5,874 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bullion Basin Trail · 46.93880, -121.46808
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 68°F / low 41° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bullion Basin Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gold Hill Road East, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Kelley's Gap Road, heading NW.
- 1.9 miReach Kelley's Gap Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Gold Hill Road East, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading E.
- 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 68°F41°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
74°51°
Wed
82°58°
Thu
85°56°
Fri
76°51°
Sat
73°47°
Sun
74°47°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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