A-4800–North Rim #1, 3 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft · 4 hr 49 min

A-4800–North Rim #1, 3 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Stimson, WA. It climbs 1,488 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,555 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Rim #1 47.03739, -123.18002
Nearest town Stimson, WA

Directions

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A-4800–North Rim #1, 3 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 767–1,556 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Rim #1 · 47.03739, -123.18002

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

  1. Start on North Rim #1, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto A-5000, heading S.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto A-5800, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Rim #3, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right onto A-4000, heading W.
  13. 1.4 miSharp right onto A-Line, heading W.
  14. 1.7 miBear right onto A-4800, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miReach North Rim #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto A-Line, heading W.
  17. 1.7 miSharp left onto A-4000, heading S.
  18. 1.4 miSharp left onto A-5000, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miBear right onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto A-5800, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  23. 200 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading E.
  24. 200 ftContinue straight onto A-5000, heading NE.
  25. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right onto A-5000, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  28. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Rim #1, heading E.
  29. 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 surface

79% gravel21% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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