AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

C-8000–C-8220, 5 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,629 ft · 6 hr 1 min

C-8000–C-8220, 5 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back near Forbes, WA. It climbs 2,629 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi577 – 1,887 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.02785, -123.11036
Nearest town Forbes, WA
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C-8000–C-8220, 5 sights

14.1 mi · ▲ 2,629 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 579–1,887 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.02785, -123.11036

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto BPA-2715, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto B-7651, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto BPA-2715, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto B-7650, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto B-7700, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Divide Trail North, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miBear right onto B-8500, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Divide Trail North, heading SW.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right onto C-8000, heading SE.
  12. 1 miTurn left onto Divide Trail North, heading SW.
  13. 1.9 miContinue straight onto C-8270, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Divide Trail North, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-8270, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear right onto Twin Peaks, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto C-8270, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Twin Peaks, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading E.
  23. 100 ftBear left onto C-8200, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miSharp left onto Twin Peaks, heading SE.
  25. 400 ftContinue straight onto C-8220, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-8220, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miReach Divide Trail North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-8220, heading N.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading NE.
  32. 400 ftSharp right onto C-8200, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miBear right onto Twin Peaks, heading SW.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading S.
  36. 250 ftContinue straight onto C-8200, heading NW.
  37. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading W.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto C-8270, heading W.
  39. 150 ftTurn right onto Twin Peaks, heading NW.
  40. 0.5 miBear left onto C-8270, heading NW.
  41. 150 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail North, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftBear left onto C-8270, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail North, heading NW.
  44. 1.9 miTurn right onto C-8000, heading N.
  45. 1 miSharp left onto Divide Trail North, heading NE.
  46. 0.7 miBear right onto B-8500, heading E.
  47. 0.4 miBear left onto Divide Trail North, heading N.
  48. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  49. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftTurn left onto B-7700, heading SW.
  51. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Rim #1, heading NE.
  52. 0.3 miTurn left onto BPA-2715, heading NW.
  53. 150 ftBear right onto B-7651, heading NW.
  54. 50 ftBear left onto BPA-2715, heading N.
  55. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  56. 50 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-8000-c-8220-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

64% dirt36% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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