AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

A-Line

2 mi · ▲ 992 ft · 1 hr 10 min

A-Line is a 2-mile out-and-back near Stimson, WA. It climbs 992 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi410 – 1,424 ft · steepest grade: 37%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Octagon (upper) 47.04187, -123.19195
Nearest town Stimson, WA
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A-Line

2 mi · ▲ 992 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 409–1,423 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Octagon (upper) · 47.04187, -123.19195

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start on Octagon (upper), heading N.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Scoby, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Octagon, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Scoby, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Octagon, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Scoby, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto A-Line, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto Scoby, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto ORV Park Tie, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftSharp left onto Scoby, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto A-Line, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftBear left onto Scoby, heading E.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Octagon, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Scoby, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Octagon, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Scoby, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Octagon (upper), heading SW.
  19. 0.2 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-3-km-1ede

Trail surface

93% dirt7% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:22 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM — 16 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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