Dayton Peak & West Rock Creek Road
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,489 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Dayton Peak & West Rock Creek Road is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near Dayton, WA. The route reaches Dayton Peak. It climbs 1,489 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi502 – 1,076 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.16531, -123.20694
Nearest town Dayton, WA
Directions
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Dayton Peak & West Rock Creek Road
9.9 mi · ▲ 1,489 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 503–1,077 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.16531, -123.20694
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto West Rock Creek Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Dayton Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
37% gravel63% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:43 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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