AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Port Blakely Forest Land

Hicklin Hill & Road 2855

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,189 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Hicklin Hill & Road 2855 is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Port Blakely Forest Land near Stimson, WA. The route reaches Hicklin Hill at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 2,189 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi482 – 1,440 ft · steepest grade: 15%13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.06223, -123.18990
Nearest town Stimson, WA
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Hicklin Hill & Road 2855

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,189 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Elevation 482–1,441 ft

Out & Back · Port Blakely Forest Land

Trailhead: 47.06223, -123.18990

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Road 2855, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miReach Hicklin Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 1.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
  27. 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-22-km-4eac

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:56 AMSunset 8:43 PM

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