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A-AA Sunset Point–A-4400, 4 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,321 ft · 5 hr 48 min

A-AA Sunset Point–A-4400, 4 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Marmac, WA. The route reaches A-AA Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,321 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 27%14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B-6600 47.03022, -123.14993
Nearest town Marmac, WA
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A-AA Sunset Point–A-4400, 4 sights

13.9 mi · ▲ 2,321 ft · 5 hr 48 min

Elevation 767–1,802 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: B-6600 · 47.03022, -123.14993

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

  1. Start on B-6600, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-6600, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto KC-2202, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftTurn right onto KC-2200, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto North Rim #2, heading W.
  8. 1.6 miBear left onto North Rim #3, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto A-5000, heading S.
  14. 200 ftBear right onto A-5800, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Rim #3, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading SW.
  18. 0.7 miSharp right onto A-4000, heading W.
  19. 1.4 miSharp right onto A-Line, heading N.
  20. 0.7 miSharp left onto A-4400, heading NE.
  21. 400 ftBear right onto A-4410, heading NE.
  22. 300 ftReach A-AA Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 300 ftBear left onto A-4400, heading N.
  24. 450 ftSharp right onto A-Line, heading NE.
  25. 0.7 miSharp left onto A-4000, heading SW.
  26. 1.4 miSharp left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  27. 0.7 miBear right onto North Rim #3, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto A-5000, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear right onto A-5800, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  31. 150 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  32. 200 ftContinue straight onto A-5000, heading NE.
  33. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading N.
  34. 0.7 miTurn right onto A-5000, heading N.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  36. 0.5 miBear right onto North Rim #1, heading NE.
  37. 1.6 miTurn left onto KC-2200, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto KC-2202, heading SE.
  39. 400 ftSharp right onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading S.
  40. 0.3 miBear right onto B-6600, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Slick Jimmy (upper), heading SE.
  42. 50 ftBear right onto B-6600, heading SE.
  43. 350 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-aa-sunset-point-a-4400-out-back-5-sights-22-km

Trail surface

56% gravel44% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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