B-4500–BPA-2690, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 762 ft · 1 hr 41 min

B-4500–BPA-2690, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Marmac, WA. It climbs 762 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,299 – 1,726 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: BPA-2690 47.01934, -123.15909
Nearest town Marmac, WA

Directions

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B-4500–BPA-2690, 4 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 762 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,299–1,725 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: BPA-2690 · 47.01934, -123.15909

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start on BPA-2690, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto BPA-2699, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto BPA-2697, heading W.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto BPA-2695, heading W.
  5. 200 ftBear right onto BPA-2699, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto BPA-2695, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto B-4000, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto B-4100, heading S.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto B-4000, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto B-4500, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miReach BPA-2690, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto B-4000, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto B-4100, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto B-4000, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left onto BPA-2695, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miBear right onto BPA-2699, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto BPA-2695, heading N.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto BPA-2697, heading NE.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto BPA-2699, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BPA-2690, heading E.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

66% gravel34% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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