Chaplain Mainline

8.2 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Chaplain Mainline is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near North Sultan, WA. It climbs 913 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,795 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Chaplain Mainline

8.2 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 941–1,796 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 miTurn right onto Chaplain Mainline, heading N.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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