Hancock's Comb
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,457 ft · 4 hr 30 min
Hancock's Comb is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Ernies Grove, WA. The route reaches Hancock's Comb at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 2,457 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,221 – 4,479 ft · steepest grade: 24%10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.57586, -121.68537
Nearest town Ernies Grove, WA
Directions
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Hancock's Comb
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,457 ft · 4 hr 30 min
Elevation 2,221–4,478 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.57586, -121.68537
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 3.5 miReach Hancock's Comb, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:10 PM
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