AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Forest Road 5403

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,515 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Forest Road 5403 is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Martin, WA. It climbs 1,515 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,107 – 4,029 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.27242, -121.32782
Nearest town Martin, WA
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Forest Road 5403

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,515 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 3,109–4,030 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.27242, -121.32782

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto 4100-154, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 154, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Forest Road 5403-110, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Forest Road 5403, heading SW.
  8. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Forest Road 5403-110, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 154, heading N.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto National Forest Development Road 154, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/forest-road-5403-out-back

Trail surface

40% gravel60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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