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.
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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 Aug 3: Overcast, high 75°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Southeast Green River Gorge Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Franklin Ghost Town.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:19 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM — 20 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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