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Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Forest Road 1520 & Monkey Business

3.6 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Forest Road 1520 & Monkey Business is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness near Prindle, WA. It climbs 784 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,307 – 2,832 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 1520 45.53973, -122.11701
Nearest town Prindle, WA
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Forest Road 1520 & Monkey Business

3.6 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 2,307–2,832 ft

Out & Back · Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness

Trailhead: Forest Road 1520 · 45.53973, -122.11701

Weather Sep 4: Snow, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 70% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Road 1520, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Monkey Business, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miReach Forest Road 1520, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1520, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 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/forest-road-1520-monkey-business-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

SnowTemperature 55°F46°
Precip70%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity74%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 19% rain6 AM: 32% rain7 AM: 37% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 32% rain10 AM: 31% rain11 AM: 25% rain12 PM: 16% rain1 PM: 15% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 37% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 46% rain7 PM: 24% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 58°46° 30%
Sun 64°47° 41%
Mon 65°44° 32%
Tue 74°47°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 72°54°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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