Gold Mountain
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General
Contacting the Darington Ranger Station to check on road status would be advised.
This is a well maintained forest service road along the timberlands East of Darrington, WA. It is a climb that overlooks the Sauk River valley. Since it is a road, it can be driven by motor vehicles as well, be cautious.
From downtown Darrington, ride north to Sauk Prairie Rd. Turn right and in about 2 miles the forest service road goes South on your right.
The FS Road is a long, 'up and over' Gold Mountain and ends up 8 miles South of Darrington on the Mountain Loop Hwy. There are several spur roads for exploring.
GPS info and photos available here.
Ride Reports
Parked in South Darrington this morning after sunrise and rode to the north entrance of forest service road 24 to begin the climb to the tower and weather station. Today was perfect weather and the road was in good condition. I got all the way up to the tower road junction and went to the tower f...
Just east of Gold Mountain are Prairie and White Chuck Mountains and Rat Trap Pass (3160'). Along with the Mountain Loop Hwy and SR530, when you add Forest Service Roads 23, 27, and 25, and Suiattle River Road, you have a wonderful 45 miler way off the beaten path. This loop was my last bucket li...
Figured most trails were going to be muddy and slippery so I started on the gravel bike at 6am in Darrington and planned the Gold Mountain loop using FS road 24 and included summiting, and visiting the lone radio tower and weather station just above Darrington at 3200'. The ride started in a mode...
Took the car and bike on this forest service road to explore Gold Mountain above Darington. The main FS road has a couple places where tree clearing needed to be completed. The rains made for a wet, and foggy day so the viewpoints weren't available. Bring a saw and shovel just in case the soft so...