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C-4200–C-5000, 6 sights

11 mi · ▲ 2,142 ft · 4 hr 44 min

C-4200–C-5000, 6 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back near Mima, WA. It climbs 2,142 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,234 – 2,451 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: C-5000 46.95759, -123.15399
Nearest town Mima, WA
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C-4200–C-5000, 6 sights

11 mi · ▲ 2,142 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,233–2,452 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: C-5000 · 46.95759, -123.15399

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start on C-5000, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Wedekind, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miSharp right onto Greenline Tie, heading N.
  4. 1.3 miBear left onto Greenline, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto C-4010, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Greenline, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto C-4010, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto C-4017, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Greenline, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto C-4200, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Crestline, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Crestline Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto C-4200, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crestline, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto C-4200, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miReach C-5000, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Crestline, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-4200, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Crestline Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Crestline, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto C-4200, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greenline, heading NE.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left onto C-4017, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear right onto C-4010, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Greenline, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto C-4010, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Greenline, heading S.
  28. 0.6 miBear right onto Greenline Tie, heading S.
  29. 1.3 miSharp left onto Wedekind, heading S.
  30. 1.4 miSharp left onto C-5000, heading SE.
  31. 450 ftArrive 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/c-5000-crestline-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

36% dirt13% gravel51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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