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Forest Road 2435-020–Forest Road 2436-012, 4 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 3,433 ft · 6 hr 35 min

Forest Road 2435-020–Forest Road 2436-012, 4 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Mansford, WA. It climbs 3,433 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,421 – 4,899 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Road 2435-020 48.22193, -121.44408
Nearest town Mansford, WA
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Forest Road 2435-020–Forest Road 2436-012, 4 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 3,433 ft · 6 hr 35 min

Elevation 2,421–4,897 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Road 2435-020 · 48.22193, -121.44408

Weather Sep 4: Light snow, high 49°F / low 37° · precip 40% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Road 2435-020, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Upper Decline Road, heading NW.
  3. 5.1 miTurn left onto Upper Black Oak Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 2436-012, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Black Oak Road, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Forest Road 2436-015, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miReach Forest Road 2435-020, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miSharp left onto Upper Black Oak Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 2436-012, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Black Oak Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Upper Decline Road, heading N.
  12. 5.1 miBear right onto Forest Road 2435-020, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 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-a2c2

Trail surface

88% gravel12% dirt

Weather

Light snowTemperature 49°F37°
Feels like40°Precip40%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity86%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 21% rain1 AM: 9% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 9% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 12% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 21% rain4 PM: 23% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 30% rain9 PM: 27% rain10 PM: 15% rain11 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sat 50°39° 49%
Sun 57°40° 19%
Mon 57°37° 16%
Tue 63°38°
Wed 73°45°
Thu 63°45°

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