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Forest Road 6800-530 via Forest Road 6800-511

3.9 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Forest Road 6800-530 via Forest Road 6800-511 is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Saint Martins Hot Springs, WA. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,749 – 2,920 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grassy Knoll Trailhead 45.79766, -121.74141
Nearest town Saint Martins Hot Springs, WA
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Forest Road 6800-530 via Forest Road 6800-511

3.9 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 2,748–2,922 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Grassy Knoll Trailhead · 45.79766, -121.74141

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 57°F / low 45° · precip 43% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Road 6800-511, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Forest Road 6800-530, heading NE.
  3. 1.3 miReach Forest Road 6800-530, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miBear left onto Forest Road 6800-511, heading S.
  5. 0.6 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-6800-530-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 57°F45°
Precip43%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity68%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 15% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 16% rain3 PM: 24% rain4 PM: 27% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 6% rain11 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sat 60°46° 22%
Sun 65°48° 32%
Mon 65°42°
Tue 72°46°
Wed 80°54°
Thu 76°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:21 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:41 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:12 PM.

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