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Forest Road 5400-403 & Forest Road 5400-430

10.2 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Forest Road 5400-403 & Forest Road 5400-430 is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Whittier, WA. It climbs 824 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,310 – 2,825 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.28625, -121.32439
Nearest town Whittier, WA
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Forest Road 5400-403 & Forest Road 5400-430

10.2 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 2,309–2,825 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.28625, -121.32439

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 60°F / low 46° · precip 42% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 350 ftBear right onto Forest Road 5400-420, heading S.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Forest Road 5400-430, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 5400-403, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 1.1 miReach Forest Road 5400-430, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5400-430, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 5400-424, heading N.
  18. 350 ftTurn right onto Forest Road 5400-420, heading N.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-road-5400-403-forest-road-5400-430-out-back-16-km

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 60°F46°
Precip42%Wind2 mphUV6Humidity64%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 10% rain1 PM: 22% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 39% rain4 PM: 42% rain5 PM: 33% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 4% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:39 PM
Sun 65°46° 30%
Mon 62°44° 17%
Tue 72°46°
Wed 76°49°
Thu 64°48°
Fri 63°43° 25%

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