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Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area

Hanging Gardens Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Hanging Gardens Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area near Franklin, WA. It climbs 408 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 787 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.27585, -121.95725
Nearest town Franklin, WA
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Hanging Gardens Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 386–788 ft

Out & Back · Green River Gorge State Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: 47.27585, -121.95725

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hanging Gardens Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.8 miReach Hanging Gardens Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hanging-gardens-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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