AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Port Blakely Forest Land

Hicklin Hill

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,583 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Hicklin Hill is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Port Blakely Forest Land near Marmac, WA. The route reaches Hicklin Hill at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 2,583 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi482 – 1,440 ft · steepest grade: 27%14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.08196, -123.14685
Nearest town Marmac, WA
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Hicklin Hill

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,583 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Elevation 482–1,441 ft

Out & Back · Port Blakely Forest Land

Trailhead: 47.08196, -123.14685

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:56 AM · sunset 8:43 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miReach Hicklin Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  34. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 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/hicklin-hill-out-back-21-km-c928

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:43 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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