Pickhandle Gap–Bear Gap, 5 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Pickhandle Gap–Bear Gap, 5 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Cougar Valley, WA. The route passes Bear Gap and Pickhandle Gap. It climbs 1,139 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,856 – 6,011 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bear Gap Trail #967 46.91160, -121.46514
Nearest town Cougar Valley, WA
Directions
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Pickhandle Gap–Bear Gap, 5 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 4,856–6,010 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bear Gap Trail #967 · 46.91160, -121.46514
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start on Bear Gap Trail #967, heading NE.
- 1 miPass Bear Gap.
- 50 ftBear right onto Silver Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right onto Fog City Trail #967A, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Pickhandle Gap.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bear Gap Trail #967, heading SW.
- 0.4 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:07 PM
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