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Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area

Franklin Ghost Town & Southeast Green River Gorge Road

7.6 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Franklin Ghost Town & Southeast Green River Gorge Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area near Black Diamond, WA. The route reaches Franklin Ghost Town. It climbs 874 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 1,171 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.31374, -121.98831
Nearest town Black Diamond, WA
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Franklin Ghost Town & Southeast Green River Gorge Road

7.6 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 713–1,170 ft

Out & Back · Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: 47.31374, -121.98831

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Southeast Green River Gorge Road, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miPass Franklin Ghost Town.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/franklin-ghost-town-out-back-11-km-a0ae

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 15 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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