A-4400 Sunset Point–A-4400, 4 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,251 ft · 5 hr 48 min

A-4400 Sunset Point–A-4400, 4 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back near Marmac, WA. The route reaches A-4400 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,251 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B-6600 47.03207, -123.15096
Nearest town Marmac, WA

Directions

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A-4400 Sunset Point–A-4400, 4 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,251 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Elevation 767–1,802 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: B-6600 · 47.03207, -123.15096

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start on Slick Jimmy (upper), heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto KC-2202, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn right onto KC-2200, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto North Rim #2, heading NW.
  5. 1.6 miBear left onto North Rim #3, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn right onto A-5000, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto A-5800, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Rim #3, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miSharp right onto A-4000, heading NW.
  16. 1.4 miSharp right onto A-Line, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miSharp left onto A-4400, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miReach A-4400 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miSharp right onto A-Line, heading SW.
  20. 0.7 miSharp left onto A-4000, heading SW.
  21. 1.4 miSharp left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  22. 0.7 miBear right onto North Rim #3, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto A-5000, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear right onto A-5800, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  26. 200 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  27. 200 ftContinue straight onto A-5000, heading NE.
  28. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading N.
  29. 0.7 miTurn right onto A-5000, heading NE.
  30. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  31. 0.5 miBear right onto North Rim #1, heading NE.
  32. 1.6 miTurn left onto KC-2200, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto KC-2202, heading SE.
  34. 400 ftSharp right onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading S.
  35. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

57% gravel43% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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