AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

West Rock Creek Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 3 hr 4 min

West Rock Creek Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Dayton, WA. It climbs 934 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 827 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.20154, -123.22679
Nearest town Dayton, WA
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West Rock Creek Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 224–826 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.20154, -123.22679

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto West Rock Creek Road, heading W.
  4. 2.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miReach West Rock Creek Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 1.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 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/dayton-peak-out-back-13-km-d085

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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