A-5400–A-5490, 4 sights

10.5 mi · ▲ 1,243 ft · 4 hr 7 min

A-5400–A-5490, 4 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Forbes, WA. It climbs 1,243 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,801 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: KC-2000 47.02610, -123.13881
Nearest town Forbes, WA

Directions

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A-5400–A-5490, 4 sights

10.5 mi · ▲ 1,243 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,027–1,802 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: KC-2000 · 47.02610, -123.13881

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

  1. Start on KC-2000, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miBear left onto KC-2400, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto KC-2000, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto North Rim #2, heading NW.
  5. 1.2 miBear left onto North Rim #3, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto A-5600, heading SW.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto A-5610, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto North Rim #3, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto A-5400, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto A-5400, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miBear left onto A-5490, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miReach KC-2000, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.6 miBear right onto A-5400, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto A-5400, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left onto A-5610, heading N.
  22. 300 ftTurn right onto A-5600, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto A-5000, heading N.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading SE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right onto A-5000, heading E.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miBear right onto North Rim #1, heading E.
  28. 1.2 miBear right onto KC-2000, heading SE.
  29. 0.7 miBear left onto KC-2400, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto KC-2000, heading SE.
  31. 0.9 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

54% gravel46% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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