Divide Trail South & The Grunt via C-7000

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Divide Trail South & The Grunt via C-7000 is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Sine, WA. It climbs 1,750 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi994 – 2,448 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: B-1500 46.98374, -123.15132
Nearest town Sine, WA

Directions

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Divide Trail South & The Grunt via C-7000

8.1 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 994–2,447 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: B-1500 · 46.98374, -123.15132

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:57 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

  1. Start on Larch Mountain West / Upper Twin Peaks, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto C-4400, heading S.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Twin Peaks, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto The Grunt, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miBear left onto C-7000, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Molly Loop, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Divide Trail South, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftBear right onto C-7050, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto C-7000, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miReach The Grunt, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto C-7000, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Divide Trail South, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading NE.
  22. 0.9 miContinue straight onto C-7050, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto C-7000, heading W.
  24. 500 ftContinue straight onto Divide Trail South, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Molly Loop, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto C-7000, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto The Grunt, heading NW.
  28. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Capitol Peak, heading W.
  29. 0.8 miContinue straight onto C-4400, heading NE.
  30. 350 ftContinue straight onto Larch Mountain West / Upper Twin Peaks, heading NE.
  31. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

57% dirt43% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:57 AMSunset 8:42 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:22 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:42 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:17 PM.

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