Chaplain Mainline
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Chaplain Mainline is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Lake Roesiger, WA. It climbs 1,183 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Chaplain Mainline
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,183 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 605–1,796 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Monroe Camp Road · 47.97177, -121.86357
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Monroe Camp Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Chaplain Mainline, heading E.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Chaplain Mainline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miBear left onto Monroe Camp Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Monroe Camp Road Trailhead
- Monroe Camp Road 6 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Lake Chaplain via Chaplain Mainline 4.6 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Explorer Falls–Explorer Falls Top, 3 viewpoints 2.4 mi · ▲ 357 ft
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