Tailgunner & Gunn Peak Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 3,708 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Tailgunner & Gunn Peak Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Wild Sky Wilderness near Baring, WA. The route reaches Tailgunner at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 3,708 ft, with sections as steep as 71% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Tailgunner & Gunn Peak Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 3,708 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 2,214–5,835 ft
Out & Back · Wild Sky Wilderness
Trailhead: Gunn Peak Trail · 47.79394, -121.46234
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 66°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start on Gunn Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Tailgunner, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Gunn Peak Trail Trailhead
- Wing Peak & Gunn Peak Trail 4 mi · ▲ 3,810 ft
- Gunn Peak & Gunn Peak Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 4,448 ft
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