Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area

Franklin Ghost Town

3.6 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Franklin Ghost Town is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area near Black Diamond, WA. The route reaches Franklin Ghost Town at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi686 – 804 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.29481, -121.98992
Nearest town Black Diamond, WA

Directions

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Franklin Ghost Town

3.6 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 684–805 ft

Out & Back · Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: 47.29481, -121.98992

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 75°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Franklin Ghost Town, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity64%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 84°54°
Wed 90°59°
Thu 90°58°
Fri 84°53°
Sat 82°53°
Sun 80°50°

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