AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chaplain Mainline

8.3 mi · ▲ 932 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Chaplain Mainline is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near North Sultan, WA. It climbs 932 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 1,257 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.95046, -121.80562
Nearest town North Sultan, WA
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Chaplain Mainline

8.3 mi · ▲ 932 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 605–1,258 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.95046, -121.80562

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Chaplain Mainline, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miBear left onto Monroe Camp Road, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear right onto Chaplain Mainline, heading NE.
  7. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miArrive 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/chaplain-mainline-out-back-13-km-4bc4

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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