Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area

Franklin Ghost Town & Southeast Green River Gorge Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 924 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Franklin Ghost Town & Southeast Green River Gorge Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area near Franklin, WA. The route reaches Franklin Ghost Town. It climbs 924 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 1,204 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.32135, -121.96795
Nearest town Franklin, WA

Directions

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Franklin Ghost Town & Southeast Green River Gorge Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 924 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 602–1,204 ft

Out & Back · Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: 47.32135, -121.96795

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 75°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Southeast Green River Gorge Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miReach Franklin Ghost Town, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miPass Franklin Ghost Town.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F49°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity62%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 84°54°
Wed 90°60°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 84°53°
Sat 81°53°
Sun 80°50°

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