AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Backside Pugh Road & Pugh Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,621 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Backside Pugh Road & Pugh Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Bedal, WA. It climbs 1,621 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,381 – 2,999 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pugh Road 48.17877, -121.41550
Nearest town Bedal, WA
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Backside Pugh Road & Pugh Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,621 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,380–3,000 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pugh Road · 48.17877, -121.41550

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 35% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Pugh Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miBear right onto Backside Pugh Road, heading S.
  3. 2.1 miReach Pugh Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 miBear left onto Pugh Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miArrive 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/backside-pugh-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 66°F48°
Precip35%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity66%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45° 12 AM: 19% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 12% rain7 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 14% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 11% rain3 PM: 26% rain4 PM: 26% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 24% rain10 PM: 10% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 68°51° 52%
Sun 70°51° 18%
Mon 69°50° 18%
Tue 75°51°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 75°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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