AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chaplain Mainline

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,231 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Chaplain Mainline is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near North Sultan, WA. It climbs 1,231 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 1,257 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

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

11.3 mi · ▲ 1,231 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 711–1,258 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. 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Monroe Camp Road, heading N.
  6. 1 miTurn left onto EK Mainline, heading NW.
  7. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Monroe Camp Road, heading NE.
  9. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 350 ftBear left onto Chaplain Mainline, heading S.
  11. 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chaplain-mainline-out-back-19-km-36ba

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

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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