Divide Trail North & Rock Candy West
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,984 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Divide Trail North & Rock Candy West is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Forbes, WA. It climbs 1,984 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Divide Trail North & Rock Candy West
6.2 mi · ▲ 1,984 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 579–1,720 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.02785, -123.11036
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto BPA-2715, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto B-7651, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto BPA-2715, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto B-7650, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto B-7700, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Divide Trail North, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right onto B-8500, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Rock Candy West, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach Divide Trail North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto B-8500, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Divide Trail North, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto B-7700, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Rim #1, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto BPA-2715, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto B-7651, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto BPA-2715, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- B-8000 2.1 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Divide Trail North 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft
- B-7600–B-8541, 5 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,411 ft
- B-8520–B-8580, 3 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,253 ft
- C-4600–C-8000, 3 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft
- C-8300 & Divide Trail North via C-8000 13.3 mi · ▲ 3,159 ft
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