Raging River State Forest

Invictus–Lower Return Policy, 3 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,839 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Invictus–Lower Return Policy, 3 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Raging River State Forest near Kerriston, WA. It climbs 2,839 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,286 – 2,864 ft · steepest grade: 32%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.43365, -121.85547
Nearest town Kerriston, WA

Directions

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Invictus–Lower Return Policy, 3 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 2,839 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,287–2,864 ft

Out & Back · Raging River State Forest

Trailhead: 47.43365, -121.85547

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 70°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Return Policy, heading SE.
  4. 1.8 miBear right onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto Invictus, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 1 miReach Lower Return Policy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Road Southeast, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Lower Return Policy, heading W.
  15. 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

42% gravel29% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 70°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:40 PM
Tue 78°59°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 86°58°
Fri 79°50°
Sat 78°50°
Sun 79°51°

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