AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Dayton Peak & West Rock Creek Road

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Dayton Peak & West Rock Creek Road is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Marmac, WA. The route reaches Dayton Peak. It climbs 1,284 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 1,076 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.16888, -123.16162
Nearest town Marmac, WA
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Dayton Peak & West Rock Creek Road

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,284 ft · 4 hr 29 min

Elevation 232–1,077 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.16888, -123.16162

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto West Rock Creek Road, heading SW.
  9. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miReach Dayton Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dayton-peak-out-back-16-km-506a

Trail surface

29% gravel71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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