C-0300 Sunset Point–C-0200, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 916 ft · 2 hr 15 min

C-0300 Sunset Point–C-0200, 4 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Porter, WA. The route reaches C-0300 Sunset Point. It climbs 916 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 1,490 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 46.94300, -123.24857
Nearest town Porter, WA

Directions

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C-0300 Sunset Point–C-0200, 4 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 916 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 837–1,488 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 46.94300, -123.24857

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right onto C-0600, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-0620, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto C-0600, heading S.
  5. 1.7 miBear right onto C-0300, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miPass C-0300 Sunset Point.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto C-0200, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto C-0230, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto C-0200, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftReach C-0300 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftTurn left onto C-0230, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto C-0200, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.7 miBear left onto C-0600, heading E.
  15. 1.7 miBear left onto C-0620, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-0600, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 250 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

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:18 PM.

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