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A-AA Sunset Point–A-4400, 5 sights

14.9 mi · ▲ 2,178 ft · 6 hr 3 min

A-AA Sunset Point–A-4400, 5 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back near Marmac, WA. The route reaches A-AA Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 2,178 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: BPA-2690 47.01934, -123.15909
Nearest town Marmac, WA
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A-AA Sunset Point–A-4400, 5 sights

14.9 mi · ▲ 2,178 ft · 6 hr 3 min

Elevation 767–1,802 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: BPA-2690 · 47.01934, -123.15909

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start on BPA-2690, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto BPA-2699, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto BPA-2697, heading W.
  4. 450 ftSharp right onto KC-2100, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miSharp left onto North Rim #1, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miBear left onto North Rim #3, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  11. 200 ftTurn right onto A-5000, heading S.
  12. 200 ftBear right onto A-5800, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Rim #3, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miSharp right onto A-4000, heading NW.
  17. 1.4 miSharp right onto A-Line, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miSharp left onto A-4400, heading NE.
  19. 400 ftBear right onto A-4410, heading N.
  20. 300 ftReach A-AA Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 300 ftBear left onto A-4400, heading N.
  22. 400 ftSharp right onto A-Line, heading NE.
  23. 0.7 miSharp left onto A-4000, heading SW.
  24. 1.4 miSharp left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  25. 0.7 miBear right onto North Rim #3, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto A-5000, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto A-5800, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  30. 200 ftContinue straight onto A-5000, heading NE.
  31. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading N.
  32. 0.7 miTurn right onto A-5000, heading NE.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  34. 0.5 miBear right onto North Rim #1, heading NE.
  35. 1.2 miSharp right onto KC-2100, heading SE.
  36. 1.1 miSharp left onto BPA-2697, heading SW.
  37. 450 ftContinue straight onto BPA-2699, heading SE.
  38. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  39. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BPA-2690, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/a-4500-a-aa-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

64% gravel36% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:59 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM — 10 min before dark.

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