A-4730 Sunset Point–A-4700, 3 sights

15 mi · ▲ 2,001 ft · 6 hr

A-4730 Sunset Point–A-4700, 3 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Marmac, WA. The route reaches A-4730 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 2,001 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,801 ft15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: KC-2200 47.02924, -123.15375
Nearest town Marmac, WA

Directions

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A-4730 Sunset Point–A-4700, 3 sights

15 mi · ▲ 2,001 ft · 6 hr

Elevation 767–1,802 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: KC-2200 · 47.02924, -123.15375

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

  1. Start on North Rim #2, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miBear left onto North Rim #3, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto A-5000, heading S.
  8. 200 ftBear right onto A-5800, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right onto A-4000, heading W.
  13. 1.4 miSharp right onto A-Line, heading W.
  14. 1.6 miTurn left onto A-4700, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto A-4730, heading N.
  16. 450 ftReach A-4730 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto A-4700, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto A-Line, heading NW.
  19. 1.6 miSharp left onto A-4000, heading SW.
  20. 1.4 miSharp left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  21. 0.7 miBear right onto North Rim #3, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto A-5000, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto A-5800, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  25. 200 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  26. 200 ftContinue straight onto A-5000, heading NE.
  27. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading N.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right onto A-5000, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  30. 0.5 miBear right onto North Rim #1, heading E.
  31. 1.5 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

63% gravel37% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 8:04 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM — 2 min before dark.

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