AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

A-3000–A-4000, 4 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 2,301 ft · 6 hr 11 min

A-3000–A-4000, 4 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Marmac, WA. It climbs 2,301 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 25%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B-6600 47.03022, -123.14993
Nearest town Marmac, WA
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Directions

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A-3000–A-4000, 4 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 2,301 ft · 6 hr 11 min

Elevation 767–1,802 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: B-6600 · 47.03022, -123.14993

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:46 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 miContinue straight onto A-Line, heading N.
  20. 0.9 miBear right onto A-3000A, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn right onto A-3000, heading S.
  22. 0.6 miReach Slick Jimmy (upper), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left onto A-3000A, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto A-Line, heading SE.
  25. 0.9 miContinue straight onto A-4000, heading N.
  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. 200 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-3000-a-4000-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

60% gravel40% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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