Gold Bar Bouldering Area–MY-21, 4 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Gold Bar Bouldering Area–MY-21, 4 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near May Creek, WA. The route reaches Gold Bar Bouldering Area at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 1,424 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gold Bar Bouldering Area–MY-21, 4 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,424 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 359–1,322 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Vista Climb · 47.86336, -121.65667
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Vista Climb, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto MY-21, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Vista Climb, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Sky View Vista Loop, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Gold Bar Bouldering Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Vista Climb, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto MY-21, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Vista Climb, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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