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Abandoned Railroad

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Abandoned Railroad is a 5-mile out-and-back near Matlock, WA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 515 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.24374, -123.36850
Nearest town Matlock, WA
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Abandoned Railroad

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 475–514 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.24374, -123.36850

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 500 ftTurn right onto Abandoned Railroad, heading SE.
  4. 2.3 miReach Abandoned Railroad, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 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/abandoned-railroad-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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