C-1500 Sunset Point–B-0045, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 859 ft · 2 hr 8 min

C-1500 Sunset Point–B-0045, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Porter, WA. The route reaches C-1500 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 859 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 1,194 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B-0400 46.97331, -123.26900
Nearest town Porter, WA

Directions

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C-1500 Sunset Point–B-0045, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 859 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 358–1,194 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: B-0400 · 46.97331, -123.26900

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

  1. Start on Porter Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto B-0440, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porter Trail, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto B-0440, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-0400, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto B-0045, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Porter Trail, heading S.
  8. 400 ftContinue straight onto B-0400, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Porter Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto C-1000, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Porter Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-1000, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto C-1500, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miReach C-1500 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto C-1000, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Porter Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-1000, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Porter Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto B-0400, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Porter Trail, heading SW.
  21. 400 ftTurn left onto B-0045, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftBear right onto B-0400, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto B-0440, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Porter Trail, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto B-0440, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Porter Trail, heading SW.
  27. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

52% dirt47% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM — 2 min before dark.

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