AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

A-1030 Sunset Point–A-4000, 5 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,920 ft · 6 hr 12 min

A-1030 Sunset Point–A-4000, 5 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Marmac, WA. The route reaches A-1030 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 1,920 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: KC-2200 47.02838, -123.15029
Nearest town Marmac, WA
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A-1030 Sunset Point–A-4000, 5 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,920 ft · 6 hr 12 min

Elevation 767–1,802 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: KC-2200 · 47.02838, -123.15029

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

  1. Start on KC-2200, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Rim #2, heading NW.
  3. 1.6 miBear left onto North Rim #3, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading W.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto A-5000, heading S.
  9. 200 ftBear right onto A-5800, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Rim #3, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miSharp right onto A-4000, heading NW.
  14. 1.4 miContinue straight onto A-Line, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miBear right onto A-3000A, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto A-Line, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old A-Line, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto A-Line, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.7 miSharp left onto A-1030, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftReach A-1030 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 350 ftSharp right onto A-Line, heading W.
  23. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Old A-Line, heading E.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto A-Line, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right onto A-3000A, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto A-Line, heading NW.
  27. 0.9 miContinue straight onto A-4000, heading NE.
  28. 1.4 miSharp left onto A-5000, heading SW.
  29. 0.7 miBear right onto North Rim #3, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto A-5000, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miBear right onto A-5800, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading SE.
  33. 200 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading E.
  34. 200 ftContinue straight onto A-5000, heading NE.
  35. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  36. 0.7 miTurn right onto A-5000, heading NE.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  38. 0.5 miBear right onto North Rim #1, heading NE.
  39. 1.6 miTurn left onto KC-2200, heading S.
  40. 450 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-4700-kc-2200-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

65% gravel35% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:57 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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