C-1500 Sunset Point & C-1010 via Porter Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 1 hr 29 min

C-1500 Sunset Point & C-1010 via Porter Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Porter, WA. The route reaches C-1500 Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 432 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,093 – 1,260 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: C-1010 46.95113, -123.23671
Nearest town Porter, WA

Directions

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C-1500 Sunset Point & C-1010 via Porter Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,091–1,259 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: C-1010 · 46.95113, -123.23671

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

  1. Start on C-1010, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Porter Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miSharp left onto C-1000, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto C-1500, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach C-1500 Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto C-1000, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Porter Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left onto C-1010, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

65% dirt35% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:59 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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