Scout Pass–Bullion Basin Trail, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Norse Peak Wilderness near Snoquera, WA. The route reaches Scout Pass. It climbs 2,984 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi4,351 – 6,841 ft · steepest grade: 35%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: South Trail 46.94171, -121.47054
Nearest town Snoquera, WA
Directions
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Scout Pass–Bullion Basin Trail, 4 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 2,984 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 4,351–6,840 ft
Out & Back · Norse Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: South Trail · 46.94171, -121.47054
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 61°F / low 39° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Bell Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Gold Hill Road East, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Chutes and Ladders, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miPass Scout Pass.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Norse Peak View Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Norse Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Scout Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Norse Peak View Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Chutes and Ladders, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bullion Basin Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gold Hill Road East, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Blue Bell Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto South Trail, heading N.
- 500 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 61°F39°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
65°35°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:37 PM
Tue
71°53°
Wed
84°56°
Thu
84°54°
Fri
74°49°
Sat
72°46°
Sun
72°45°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 8:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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