Trail Overview

Gumboot Mountain Trail will lead you deep into the forest. The trail is narrow--very narrow in some areas--and it has several areas where overgrowth is abundant, making for a tight squeeze with a full-sized 4x4. The trail has deep washouts, some of which are extremely off-camber. There are also plenty of deep ruts filled with water and mud along the path. The trail has areas that are eroded. Since the trail is very narrow, turn-around spots are limited, but they do exist. The trail width is generally only 1 vehicle wide with limited places to pass other vehicles. There are a few areas that could be used for dispersed camping along this trail. This is a deep forest route, so there are no spectacular views. However, if you enjoy going into the deep forest areas, then this is a fun and semi-challenging trail.

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Difficulty

Expect deep washouts with some being off-camber. There are large ruts filled with water and mud. It's very narrow in some area with extreme overgrowth and overhang. The trail is eroded in some areas as well.

Technical Rating

Steven Agee

Feb 15, 2026

2017 Toyota Tacoma

Open

Snow/IceRough/DeterioratedWashboard

Heavy erosion, decent snow at higher elevations, and many off camber angles. If you are used to Oregon ratings be warned that this Washington level 4 would be more like an Oregon level 5 or 6 in current conditions

Michael Emery

Jul 26, 2025

Open

extremely overgrown. full size trucks will need a paint job after completing this trail. almost no obstacles while dry, just a bumpy dirt road, would be more difficult after a good rain

Nate Kirsch

Jul 12, 2025

1996 Lexus LX

Open

DustyNormal

Very narrow due to overgrown trees lining the road. Expect many branch scrapes.

baby squatch

Mar 24, 2025

Open

Muddy/WetSnow/Ice

got rained on really hard, lots of huge potholes, many spanning the entire road. Large river running down the trail for the most part causing a deep rut. Seems awesome but we picked the wrong day! Ran into some snow at one point up the trail, which is where we turned around since we were soaking wet and cold, and were on a quad and a dirt bike. We’ll definitely be back!

Colin Nagle

Oct 13, 2024

Open

NormalRough/Deteriorated

Various gravel types from small to large jagged rock, lots of washouts, often narrow roads with several sections of encroaching brush/overgrowth. I went on a dry day but there were several areas where dried up puddles and water crossings are possible with prolonged heavy rain.