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Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area

Bullet Car Trail–Forest Road 1520, 5 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Bullet Car Trail–Forest Road 1520, 5 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area near Prindle, WA. It climbs 1,528 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,431 – 2,585 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1520 45.53973, -122.11701
Nearest town Prindle, WA
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Bullet Car Trail–Forest Road 1520, 5 sights

11.4 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 1,429–2,585 ft

Out & Back · Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area

Trailhead: Forest Road 1520 · 45.53973, -122.11701

Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 70% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Road 1520, heading NW.
  2. 1.9 miContinue straight onto The Way, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto She Devil, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Loop Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right onto Bullet Car Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Viewpoint, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Forest Road 1520, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bullet Car Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Loop Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miSharp left onto She Devil, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto The Way, heading NE.
  12. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1520, heading E.
  13. 1.8 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/bullet-car-trail-forest-road-1520-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

SnowTemperature 55°F46°
Precip70%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 32% rain7 AM: 37% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 32% rain10 AM: 31% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 37% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 58°46° 30%
Sun 64°47° 41%
Mon 65°44° 32%
Tue 74°47°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 72°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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