B-0045 & B-0440 via Porter Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 26 min

B-0045 & B-0440 via Porter Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Porter, WA. It climbs 537 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 899 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.97521, -123.26852
Nearest town Porter, WA

Directions

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B-0045 & B-0440 via Porter Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 339–897 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.97521, -123.26852

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Porter Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto B-0440, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porter Trail, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto B-0440, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-0400, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto B-0045, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Porter Trail, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto B-0400, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miReach B-0440, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Porter Trail, heading SW.
  12. 400 ftTurn left onto B-0045, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto B-0400, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-0440, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porter Trail, heading W.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto B-0440, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Porter Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

48% gravel28% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM — 2 min before dark.

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