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Forest Road 2435-020–Upper Decline Road, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 3,930 ft · 7 hr 18 min

Forest Road 2435-020–Upper Decline Road, 3 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Mansford, WA. It climbs 3,930 ft, with sections as steep as 59% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,988 – 5,696 ft · steepest grade: 59%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Decline Road 48.20471, -121.47774
Nearest town Mansford, WA
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Forest Road 2435-020–Upper Decline Road, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 3,930 ft · 7 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,989–5,695 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Decline Road · 48.20471, -121.47774

Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 61°F / low 47° · precip 39% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

  1. Start on Decline Road, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Decline Road, heading N.
  3. 5.6 miBear right onto Forest Road 2435-020, heading S.
  4. 2 miReach Upper Decline Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miBear left onto Upper Decline Road, heading NW.
  6. 5.6 miContinue straight onto Decline Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 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-2435-020-out-back

Trail surface

83% gravel17% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 61°F47°
Precip39%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity71%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 12 AM: 21% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 14% rain9 AM: 17% rain10 AM: 11% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 9% rain3 PM: 22% rain4 PM: 24% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 13% rain11 PM: 10% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 63°50° 53%
Sun 70°50° 16%
Mon 67°46° 17%
Tue 73°47°
Wed 83°54°
Thu 72°55° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.6 mi in (~295 min). Leave by 2:29 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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