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Quarrible via Japanese Gulch Loop is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Japanese Gulch Park near Mukilteo, WA. It climbs 452 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 446 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.94959, -122.29301
Nearest town Mukilteo, WA

Directions

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Quarrible via Japanese Gulch Loop

1.9 mi · ▲ 452 ft · 52 min

Elevation 15–445 ft

Out & Back · Japanese Gulch Park

Trailhead: 47.94959, -122.29301

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Transit-accessible: Mukilteo Station - Bay 2 stop 240 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Japanese Gulch Loop, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Quarrible, heading W.
  7. 50 ftReach Quarrible, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Japanese Gulch Loop, heading W.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

59% dirt39% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 8:11 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mukilteo Station - Bay 2 stop 240 m from the trailhead

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