AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 1,795 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Monroe Camp Road 47.97177, -121.86357
Nearest town Lake Roesiger, WA
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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 Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Monroe Camp Road, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Chaplain Mainline, heading E.
  3. 2.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miReach Chaplain Mainline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3.5 miBear left onto Monroe Camp Road, heading NW.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chaplain-mainline-out-back-14-km-3e09

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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