Black Bear Trail–Bushy, 6 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Black Bear Trail–Bushy, 6 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Black Diamond Open Space near Ravensdale, WA. It climbs 311 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black Bear Trail–Bushy, 6 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 564–816 ft
Out & Back · Black Diamond Open Space
Trailhead: Water Tower Trail · 47.35623, -121.99909
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:39 PM
- Start on Water Tower Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Old Mike, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Viper, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Snake, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Max Eagle, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Route 66, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Beaver Tracks, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Route 66, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Master Link, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chilly Bin, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Master Link, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mainline, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto T.N.T., heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Caboose, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hufflepuff, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Edge, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Hilltop, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Bushy, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Old Mike, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Bushy, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hilltop, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Edge, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hufflepuff, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Caboose, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto T.N.T., heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mainline, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Master Link, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Chilly Bin, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Master Link, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Route 66, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Lower Beaver Tracks, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Route 66, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Max Eagle, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Snake, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Viper, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Old Mike, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Water Tower Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Water Tower Trail Trailhead
- Old Mike–Upper Beaver Loop, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Lower Beaver Tracks–Master Link, 6 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Hilltop–Lower Beaver Tracks, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 275 ft
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