Mount Pugh–Mount Pugh Summit Trail, 3 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Bedal, WA. The route reaches Mount Pugh at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 5,228 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,939 – 7,202 ft · steepest grade: 51%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pugh Mountain Road 48.14562, -121.41567
Nearest town Bedal, WA
Directions
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Mount Pugh–Mount Pugh Summit Trail, 3 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 5,228 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,939–7,201 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pugh Mountain Road · 48.14562, -121.41567
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 46° · precip 31% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mount Pugh Trail, heading SE.
- 5.1 miReach Mount Pugh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5 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
84% dirt16% rock
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 62°F46°
Precip31%Wind1 mphUV5Humidity68%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat
65°50°
54%
Sun
68°48°
19%
Mon
67°47°
18%
Tue
73°48°
Wed
84°56°
Thu
73°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~173 min). Leave by 4:30 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pugh Mountain Road Trailhead
- Pugh Mountain Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 726 ft
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