AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

A-1600–A-4000, 6 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,151 ft · 5 hr 45 min

A-1600–A-4000, 6 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back near Stimson, WA. It climbs 2,151 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 1,654 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: A-5000 47.03515, -123.17699
Nearest town Stimson, WA
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A-1600–A-4000, 6 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,151 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Elevation 265–1,654 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: A-5000 · 47.03515, -123.17699

Weather Sep 22: Fog, high 60°F / low 47° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start on A-5000, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto A-5000, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto A-5000, heading S.
  8. 200 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 miContinue straight onto A-Line, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miBear right onto A-3000A, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto A-Line, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old A-Line, heading W.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto A-Line, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right onto BPA-2653, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto BPA-2660, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftSharp right onto BPA-2653, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto BPA-2648, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto BPA-2652, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto BPA-2648, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto BPA-2651, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto BPA-2648, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miBear right onto BPA-2647, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto BPA-2648, heading W.
  28. 150 ftBear left onto Old A-Line, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto BPA-2638A, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto BPA-2638, heading SW.
  31. 300 ftSharp right onto A-1600, heading W.
  32. 0.9 miReach A-5000, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 0.9 miSharp left onto BPA-2638, heading E.
  34. 300 ftTurn right onto BPA-2638A, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Old A-Line, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto BPA-2648, heading NE.
  37. 150 ftBear right onto BPA-2647, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftBear left onto BPA-2648, heading NE.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right onto BPA-2651, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto BPA-2648, heading SE.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left onto BPA-2652, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftTurn right onto BPA-2648, heading SW.
  43. 250 ftContinue straight onto BPA-2653, heading S.
  44. 300 ftSharp left onto BPA-2660, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto BPA-2653, heading NE.
  46. 0.2 miSharp left onto A-Line, heading NE.
  47. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old A-Line, heading E.
  48. 100 ftContinue straight onto A-Line, heading E.
  49. 0.2 miTurn right onto A-3000A, heading NE.
  50. 50 ftBear left onto A-Line, heading E.
  51. 0.9 miContinue straight onto A-4000, heading N.
  52. 1.4 miSharp left onto A-5000, heading SW.
  53. 0.7 miBear right onto North Rim #3, heading S.
  54. 50 ftTurn left onto A-5000, heading S.
  55. 0.1 miBear right onto A-5800, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading NE.
  57. 150 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  58. 200 ftContinue straight onto A-5000, heading E.
  59. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
  60. 0.7 miTurn right onto A-5000, heading E.
  61. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading E.
  62. 0.3 miBear right onto A-5000, heading N.
  63. 0.1 miArrive 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-line-out-back-25-km-5606

Trail surface

86% gravel14% dirt

Weather

FogTemperature 60°F47°
Feels like49°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity96%
Hourly temperature
60°45°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Wed 58°44°
Thu 54°42° 79%
Fri 60°41° 76%
Sat 57°38°
Sun 62°40° 15%
Mon 56°40° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.

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